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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 65% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Ivy Tech Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Of the 46 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UC, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lorain County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. LCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Elyria.

About 68% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 32% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Lorain County Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means William Rainey Harper College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 89% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at William Rainey Harper College

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Cuyahoga Community College District helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

About 75% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 25% are male.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Cuyahoga Community College District

Terra State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Terra Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fremont.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Terra State Community College Report

#7

Kellogg Community College

Battle Creek, MI

With a ranking of #7, Kellogg Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Kellogg Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Battle Creek.

About 88% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 13% are male.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Kellogg Community College

Lakeland Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Lakeland is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirtland.

About 43% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 57% are male.

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University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Blue Ash, UC Blue Ash College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 71% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Mott Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. MCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Flint.

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

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Mott Community College Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,306
Michigan 3,433
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 26 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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