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Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked 9th in Ohio. In fact, 4,641 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Check out the visual and performing arts graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Ohio Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Visual & Performing Arts

Our analysis found Bowling Green State University - Main Campus to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Ohio. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

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Out of the 5 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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Out of the 5 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Oberlin College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Ohio. Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Oberlin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cleveland Institute of Music. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland Institute of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,306
Michigan 3,433
Illinois 5,502
Wisconsin 2,248

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

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

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 5 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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