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

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

In 2020-2021, 267 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Missouri 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the most popular school in Missouri for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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

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#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

Women make up 60% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Lindenwood University Report

#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Park University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Missouri. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UMKC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

With a ranking of #6, Missouri Southern State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin.

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Washington University in St Louis 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. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

William Jewell College

Liberty, MO

William Jewell College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. William Jewell is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Liberty.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 125
Minnesota 133
Iowa 163
North Dakota 16
Nebraska 93
South Dakota 16

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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