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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools

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$25,628 Avg Salary
$19,995 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 67 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Glendale Community College the most popular school in the United States for fine and studio arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Glendale Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 904 students majoring in Fine Arts at Glendale Community College, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Mesa Community College Report

Out of the 67 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Avondale.

Of the 672 students majoring in Fine Arts at Estrella Mountain Community College, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chandler-Gilbert Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chandler.

Women make up 65% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Chandler-Gilbert Community College Report

Out of the 67 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Paradise Valley Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Paradise Valley Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Women make up 69% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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#6

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

With a ranking of #6, Phoenix College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Phoenix College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Phoenix.

Of the 380 students majoring in Fine Arts at Phoenix College, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Phoenix College Report

#7

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

With a ranking of #7, Rio Salado College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public school with a large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 35% are male.

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South Mountain Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Phoenix, South Mountain Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 244 students majoring in Fine Arts at South Mountain Community College, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 181 students majoring in Fine Arts at Scottsdale Community College, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Fine Arts majors at Scottsdale Community College take out an average of $16,321 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#10

Mohave Community College

Kingman, AZ

Mohave Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

About 72% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ
12 Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art Dover, NJ
13 Haywood Community College Clyde, NC

Fine & Studio Arts by Region

View the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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