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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,053 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Illinois Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Visual & Performing Arts

Our analysis found Western Illinois University to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Roosevelt University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 417
Ohio 791
Wisconsin 146
Michigan 469

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

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 7 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

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