2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.
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The Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest 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 analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the # 2 spot on the list. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Tulsa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Texas State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.
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Southern Methodist University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.
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Arizona State University - Skysong 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #10, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.
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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 Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 2,294 |
| Texas | 7,696 |
| New Mexico | 493 |
| Oklahoma | 1,205 |
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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 |
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 13 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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