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

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

In 2020-2021, 3,471 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

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

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the most popular school in Virginia for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in visual and performing arts at GMU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very 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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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shenandoah University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Radford University

Radford, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Radford University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,215
West Virginia 405
South Carolina 1,360
Florida 7,291
Arkansas 830
Mississippi 696
Tennessee 2,629
Louisiana 1,147
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322

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 6 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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