2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate School for You
Visual & Performing Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 18,379 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.
Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Northern Illinois University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 1,053 |
| Indiana | 417 |
| Ohio | 791 |
| Wisconsin | 146 |
| Michigan | 469 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music | 7,675 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 3,224 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 1,979 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1,704 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 1,699 |
| Arts & Media Management | 1,184 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 390 |
| Dance | 257 |
| Other Visual Art | 254 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 13 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 17,287 |
| English Language & Literature | 9,566 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 4,163 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 3,136 |
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 2,680 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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