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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 3,135 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in New York 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.

Check out the visual and performing arts graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Manhattan School of Music is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#3

The New School

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New School. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. New School University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 23 students majoring in visual and performing arts at New School University, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in New York. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 16 students majoring in visual and performing arts at NYU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#5

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The Juilliard School is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Juilliard is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 15 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Juilliard, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#6

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

Buffalo State ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

New York Academy of Art

New York, NY

New York Academy of Art ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, New York Academy of Art is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in visual and performing arts at New York Academy of Art, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#8

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College 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. QC is a large public school located in the city of Queens.

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#9

Purchase College

Purchase, NY

Purchase College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Purchase, Purchase College is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The College at Brockport 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. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 745
Maryland 493
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

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 16 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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