2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.
ASU - Skysong did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.
Texas State graduate students pay an average of $17,220 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.
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University of Tulsa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Tulsa graduate students pay an average of $25,182 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 per year.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus 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 #8 on the list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 a year.
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Texas Christian 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. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TCU are $32,268 per year.
TCU also took the #5 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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Northern Arizona University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NAU are $20,125 a year.
Request InformationBest Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 2,294 |
| Texas | 7,696 |
| New Mexico | 493 |
| Oklahoma | 1,205 |
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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 |
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 13 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).
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