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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is the #11 most popular major in Michigan with 469 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

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

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Of the 18 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Michigan State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Michigan. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Western Michigan University

#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Ferris State University Report

#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oakland University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Oakland University Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,053
Indiana 417
Ohio 791
Wisconsin 146

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

Majors Similar 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 5 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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