2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate School for You
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.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Southern Methodist University to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in visual and performing arts at SMU, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Christian University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
Of the 11 students majoring in visual and performing arts at TCU, 64% are male and 36% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 63% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 38% are male.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 60% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 40% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
Out of the 19 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
Of the 4 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Texas A&M College Station, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM 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.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.
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The University of Texas at Austin 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 large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of North Texas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.
Of the 2 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UNT, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 2,294 |
| Texas | 7,696 |
| New Mexico | 493 |
| Oklahoma | 1,205 |
Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
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 19 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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