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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 5,464 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Allegheny County the most popular school in Pennsylvania for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. CCAC is a large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 73% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, PAFA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 20% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC 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.

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#3

Studio Incamminati

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 14 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Studio Incamminati landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Studio Incamminati is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Studio Incamminati, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#5

Seton Hill University

Greensburg, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hill University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Seton Hill is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greensburg.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lebanon County Career & Technology Center is a small public school located in the small suburb of Lebanon.

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#7

Curtis Institute of Music

Philadelphia, PA

Curtis Institute of Music came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Curtis Institute of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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

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#7

Muhlenberg College

Allentown, PA

With a ranking of #7, Muhlenberg College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Muhlenberg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Allentown.

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Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center is a small public school located in the small city of Altoona.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,574
New York 16,536
Maryland 2,055
Delaware 182
District of Columbia 586

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 14 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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