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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools

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

In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the visual and performing arts undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

The Creative Circus

Atlanta, GA

Our analysis found The Creative Circus to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large city of Atlanta, The Creative Circus is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Gnomon

Hollywood, CA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Gnomon helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the United States. Gnomon is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Hollywood.

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#3

SAE Institute - Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SAE Institute - Atlanta. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Atlanta, SAE Institute - Atlanta is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 60 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means American Musical and Dramatic Academy is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. American Musical and Dramatic Academy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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John Tyler Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. F.I.R.S.T. Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

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#8

Nashville Film Institute

Nashville, TN

Nashville Film Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Nashville Film Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#9

SAE Institute - Chicago

Chicago, IL

SAE Institute - Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Chicago, SAE Institute - Chicago is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

SAE Institute - Nashville

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #10, SAE Institute - Nashville did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Nashville, SAE Institute - Nashville is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Visual & Performing Arts students that almost earned our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
12 The Ailey School New York, NY

Visual & Performing Arts by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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).
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