2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate School for You
With 149,215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
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The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the visual and performing arts graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 53% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 47% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 28 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Columbia, 46% are male and 54% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Manhattan School of Music is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a small 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 91% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 21 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Johns Hopkins, 57% are male and 43% are female.
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New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 56% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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The Juilliard School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 40% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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George Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in visual and performing arts at GWU, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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Duquesne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Duquesne, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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Buffalo State came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 2,574 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,464 |
| New York | 16,536 |
| Maryland | 2,055 |
| Delaware | 182 |
| District of Columbia | 586 |
Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
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 29 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.