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2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

8 Colleges
$23,100 Avg Salary
$16,513 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Mesa Community College to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Mesa Community College is a large public school located in the city of Mesa.

Women make up 65% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Estrella Mountain Community College 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 Avondale, Estrella Mountain Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 27% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Estrella Mountain Community College Report

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chandler, Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Chandler-Gilbert Community College

#4

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Phoenix College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 384 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Phoenix College, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Phoenix College Report

#5

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rio Salado College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Rio Salado College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Of the 356 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Rio Salado College, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Rio Salado College Report

Scottsdale Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for visual and performing arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Scottsdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.

Of the 234 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Scottsdale Community College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#7

Clary Sage College

Tulsa, OK

With a ranking of #7, Clary Sage College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Clary Sage College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 6% are male.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Clary Sage College

#8

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for visual and performing arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, OCCC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in visual and performing arts at OCCC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Oklahoma City Community College Report

Explore the most popular online 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

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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

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 8 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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