2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 37,413 people earned a degree or certificate in fine and studio arts, making the major the #32 most popular in the United States.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Fine & Studio Arts
Our analysis found Scottsdale Community College to be the best school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
On average, Fine Arts graduates from Scottsdale Community College take out $16,321 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the United States. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. PAFA is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Fine Arts majors at PAFA take out an average of $29,374 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Missouri Southern State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin.
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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development ranked #7 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the rural area of Santa Fe, Institute of American Indian Arts is a public school with a small student population.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Fine Arts
Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Fine Arts
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Music | 25,910 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 Jorge Royan.
More about our data sources and methodologies.