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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 3,433 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the visual and performing arts graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in Michigan for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Michigan State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in visual and performing arts at U-M, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Michigan. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Western Michigan University

#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oakland University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Ferris State University Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,306
Ohio 4,641
Illinois 5,502
Wisconsin 2,248

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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