2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 6,355 people earned a degree or certificate in general visual and performing arts, making the major the #119 most popular in the United States.
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 27 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 General Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual arts majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found National University College to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. National University College is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Bayamon.
Of the 23 students majoring in visual arts at National University College, 57% are male and 43% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Austin Community College District is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 67% of the visual arts majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Idaho College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.
About 57% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 43% are male.
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Out of the 27 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Young Americans College of the Performing Arts landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Corona, Young Americans College of the Performing Arts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 4 students majoring in visual arts at Young Americans College of the Performing Arts, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Truckee Meadows Community College is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Reno.
About 67% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 33% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.
About 67% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 33% are male.
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SUNY Broome did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general visual and performing arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. SUNY Broome is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Binghamton.
Of the 2 students majoring in visual arts at SUNY Broome, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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SUNY Westchester Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Valhalla, SUNY Westchester Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 50% of the visual arts majors at the school.
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Bossier Parish Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Spokane Falls Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.
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Majors Related to Visual Arts
One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Music | 25,910 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 27 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 Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.
More about our data sources and methodologies.