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

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

With 493 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #11 most popular major in Maryland.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Maryland 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in Maryland for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Johns Hopkins, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#2

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 8 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Hood College

Frederick, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Hood College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Goucher College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Maryland. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#4

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Stevenson University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Stevenson.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. UB is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,135
Pennsylvania 745
New Jersey 187
District of Columbia 192
Delaware 34

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 8 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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