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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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

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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States 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 Plains States Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Century College the best school in the Plains States Region for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

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#2

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Johnson County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Minneapolis Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Des Moines Area Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Southern State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.

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#6

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis 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 suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public college with a fairly 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 920
Minnesota 1,711
Iowa 1,309
South Dakota 188
Missouri 1,911
Nebraska 727
North Dakota 160

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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