2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate School for You
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 189 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the visual and performing arts graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the United States for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
Of the 55 students majoring in visual and performing arts at IU Bloomington, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 54% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 53% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 54% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 46% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattan School of Music. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 67% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. SFCM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
Women make up 52% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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The New School landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in visual and performing arts at New School University, 9% are male and 91% are female.
Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
About 43% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 57% are male.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. BGSU is a fairly 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.
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Southern Methodist University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 50% are male.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Methodist University Report
With a ranking of #10, The New England Conservatory of Music did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. The New England Conservatory of Music is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
About 67% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 33% are male.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
About 50% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 50% are male.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Michigan State University Report
University of Oregon landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. UO is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.
Women make up 78% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 16 students majoring in visual and performing arts at NYU, 44% are male and 56% are female.
University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
Women make up 67% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Iowa
University of Miami came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.
Women make up 60% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
The Juilliard School ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Juilliard, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 79% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
Boston University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 14 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Boston U, 57% are male and 43% are female.
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University of Connecticut came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 13 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UCONN, 38% are male and 62% are female.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Connecticut Report
Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.
About 54% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 46% are male.
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With a ranking of #20, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 54% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
Columbus State University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Columbus, CSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 38% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 62% are male.
With a ranking of #24, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the 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.
George Washington University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
About 25% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 75% are male.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Visual & Performing Arts students that almost earned our Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | New York Academy of Art | New York, NY |
| 29 | Longy School of Music of Bard College | Cambridge, MA |
| 29 | Missouri State University - Springfield | Springfield, MO |
| 29 | Buffalo State | Buffalo, NY |
| 29 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 29 | American Film Institute Conservatory | Los Angeles, CA |
| 29 | University of Central Arkansas | Conway, AR |
| 29 | George Mason University | Fairfax, VA |
| 37 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX |
| 37 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro, NC |
| 37 | Berklee College of Music | Boston, MA |
| 37 | Lynn University | Boca Raton, FL |
Visual & Performing Arts by Region
View the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.
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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 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 25 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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