2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Colleges.
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Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 920 |
Minnesota | 1,711 |
Iowa | 1,309 |
South Dakota | 188 |
Missouri | 1,911 |
Nebraska | 727 |
North Dakota | 160 |
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Rankings by Major
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 7 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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