Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

13 Colleges
$42,822 Avg Salary

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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States 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.

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 Plains States Region .

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read More…

Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Of the 9 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Missouri State, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Missouri State University - Springfield

#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

Of the 5 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Lindenwood University, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Lindenwood University

#4

Park University

Parkville, MO

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Park University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

Women make up 25% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Park University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #6, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Kansas

Iowa State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Of the 2 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Iowa State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Iowa State University Report

University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Read More…

Wichita State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.

Read More…

#9

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

With a ranking of #9, University of South Dakota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of South Dakota

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 920
Minnesota 1,711
Iowa 1,309
South Dakota 188
Missouri 1,911
Nebraska 727
North Dakota 160

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 13 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.