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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

With 149,215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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#2

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Messiah University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#5

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

New York University

New York, NY

New York University 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. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,574
Pennsylvania 5,464
New York 16,536
Maryland 2,055
Delaware 182
District of Columbia 586

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 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

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