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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools

27 Colleges
$20,183 Avg Salary
$26,000 Avg Student Debt

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual arts majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named National University College the most popular school in the United States for general visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. National University College is a very 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the visual arts majors at the school.

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#3

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Out of the 27 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Idaho College landed the # 3 spot on the list. NIC is a small public school located in the small 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Young Americans College of the Performing Arts is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Corona, Young Americans College of the Performing Arts is a private not-for-profit school 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 moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Reno.

About 67% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Truckee Meadows Community College Report

Out of the 27 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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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#7

SUNY Broome

Binghamton, NY

SUNY Broome landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate general visual and performing arts programs. SUNY Broome is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Binghamton.

Of the 2 students majoring in visual arts at SUNY Broome, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY Broome Report

SUNY Westchester 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 large 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.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY Westchester Community College Report

With a ranking of #7, Bossier Parish Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Spokane Falls Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school located in the city of Spokane.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Spokane Falls Community College Report

General Visual & Performing Arts by Region

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

One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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.

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