2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for visual and performing arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Western Illinois University to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.
BGSU graduate students pay an average of $15,823 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
UW - Madison not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value 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.
OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.
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Indiana University - South Bend ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of South Bend, Indiana University - South Bend is a public college with a small student population.
Indiana University - South Bend graduate students pay an average of $18,592 in tuition and fees each year.
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Michigan State 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 #8 on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan State also is in the top 15% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Ball State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.
Ball State graduate students pay an average of $26,600 in tuition and fees each year.
Ball State also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Ball State University Report
University of Cincinnati - Main 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 #10 on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $26,644 per year.
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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Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors for 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.
- 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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