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Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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$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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Scottsdale Community College the best school in the Southwest Region for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Collin County Community College District helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Austin Community College District is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#4

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means El Centro College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dallas.

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#5

Clary Sage College

Tulsa, OK

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clary Sage College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tulsa, Clary Sage College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#6

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma City Community College 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 Oklahoma City, OCCC is a public college with a 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,294
Texas 7,696
New Mexico 493
Oklahoma 1,205

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

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

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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