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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 5,195 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs 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 Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Massachusetts. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Longy School of Music of Bard College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Massachusetts. Longy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the city of Boston.

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Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Berklee College of Music landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 931
Maine 274
Rhode Island 709
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 5 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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