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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the best school in the New England Region for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Longy School of Music of Bard College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Longy is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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With a ranking of #7, Massachusetts College of Art and Design did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Berklee College of Music did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth.

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The New England Conservatory of Music ranked #10 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 931
Maine 274
Rhode Island 709
Massachusetts 5,195
Connecticut 1,531
Vermont 550

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

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 10 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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