2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Ball State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.
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Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,306 |
| Michigan | 3,433 |
| Ohio | 4,641 |
| Illinois | 5,502 |
| Wisconsin | 2,248 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
| 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 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
| Arts & Media Management | 4,788 |
| Dance | 3,288 |
| Other Visual Art | 912 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 119 |
| Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art | 10 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 556,813 |
| English Language & Literature | 54,635 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 33,333 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 27,459 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 19,993 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 20 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).
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