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2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools

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In 2020-2021, 18,379 people earned a degree or certificate in visual and performing arts, making the major the #11 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular online school in the United States for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

About 50% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their online graduate certificate. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

Women make up 58% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Harvard, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

About 67% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Liberty University Report

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Of the 6 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UK, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for visual and performing arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Bloomsburg is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bloomsburg.

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#8

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Appalachian State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for visual and performing arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Appalachian State University Report

#8

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Austin Peay State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 10 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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