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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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 the country with 18,379 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.

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 in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Southeast Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Our analysis found University of Miami to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.

About 60% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 40% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Columbus State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbus, CSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in visual and performing arts at CSU, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 44% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina School of the Arts helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UNCSA, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Women make up 89% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#6

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

Lynn 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 #6 on the list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boca Raton.

About 13% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 88% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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 Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#8

Salem College

Winston-Salem, NC

Salem College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Salem is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Georgia State 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 Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#8

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

College of Charleston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. C of C is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

Of the 6 students majoring in visual and performing arts at C of C, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 88
Florida 995
North Carolina 274
Virginia 522
Tennessee 156
Georgia 670
South Carolina 116
Louisiana 163
West Virginia 50
Kentucky 127
Arkansas 80
Alabama 86

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 38 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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