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Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

6 Colleges
$23,100 Avg Salary
$16,513 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Great Lakes Region

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 Great Lakes Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

SAE Institute - Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named SAE Institute - Chicago the best school in the Great Lakes Region for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. SAE Institute - Chicago is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Macomb Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Warren.

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Cuyahoga Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,306
Michigan 3,433
Ohio 4,641
Illinois 5,502
Wisconsin 2,248

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 6 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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