2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 18,379 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Visual & Performing Arts
Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
CSULB graduate students pay an average of $17,784 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 per year.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Redlands helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Far Western US Region . University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Redlands are $23,532 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Monterey Bay. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUMB are $18,156 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Film Institute Conservatory. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, American Film Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Film Institute are $63,575 per year.
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University of Oregon 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 #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UO are $30,567 a year.
University of Southern California 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 city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 20% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Laguna College of Art and Design came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Laguna Beach, LCAD is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at LCAD are $38,850 per year.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Laguna College of Art and Design Report
San Francisco Conservatory of Music 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFCM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
SFCM graduate students pay an average of $50,800 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 2,548 |
| Washington | 130 |
| Oregon | 185 |
| Nevada | 51 |
| Hawaii | 26 |
| Alaska | 3 |
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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 9 schools only.
- 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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