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2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools

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In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 58% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their online graduate certificate. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Of the 12 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Harvard, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their online graduate certificate. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the United States. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UK, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Radford University Report

#8

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

With a ranking of #8, Austin Peay State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their online graduate certificate. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Clarksville.

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Appalachian State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 10 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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