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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top New England Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Boston University to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the New England Region . Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the New England Region . Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Longy School of Music of Bard College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Longy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public college with a small student population.

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Berklee College of Music landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 931
Maine 274
Rhode Island 709
Massachusetts 5,195
Connecticut 1,531
Vermont 550

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

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