2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Christian University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Tulsa is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.
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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.
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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #10, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 254 |
| Texas | 1,011 |
| Oklahoma | 126 |
| New Mexico | 43 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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 13 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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