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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate School for You

Fine & Studio Arts is the #32 most popular major in the country with 37,413 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Far Western US 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 Fine & Studio Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the Fine Arts graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for fine and studio arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at California State University - Long Beach

Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Laguna College of Art and Design landed the # 2 spot on the list. LCAD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Laguna Beach.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Portland State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Southern California

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Oregon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fine and studio arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public school with a small student population.

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San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco Art Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SFAI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at San Francisco Art Institute Report

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 6,381
Washington 402
Oregon 419
Nevada 141
Hawaii 116
Alaska 35

One of 10 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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 Jorge Royan.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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