2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for visual and performing arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Western Illinois University to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
UW - Madison not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.
OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - South Bend did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of South Bend, Indiana University - South Bend is a public college with a small student population.
Indiana University - South Bend graduate students pay an average of $18,592 in tuition and fees each year.
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Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.
Michigan State also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ball State are $26,600 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ball State also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $26,644 per year.
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Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,306 |
| Michigan | 3,433 |
| Ohio | 4,641 |
| Illinois | 5,502 |
| Wisconsin | 2,248 |
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors for Visual & Performing Arts
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 20 schools only.
- 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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