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

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

In 2020-2021, 1,011 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Texas 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.

Our analysis found Southern Methodist University to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Out of the 11 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Women make up 63% 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 The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

Women make up 60% 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 Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 25% are male.

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University of North Texas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large 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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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

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#9

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

St. Mary’s 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 #9 on the list. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at St. Mary’s University Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 254
Oklahoma 126
New Mexico 43

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 11 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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