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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.

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.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

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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#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

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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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

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.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 920
Minnesota 1,711
Iowa 1,309
South Dakota 188
Missouri 1,911
Nebraska 727
North Dakota 160

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 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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