2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate 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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 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 New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the New England 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.
2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
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 New England Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Berklee College of Music the most popular school in the New England Region for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Berklee College of Music is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Of the 28 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Berklee College of Music, 61% are male and 39% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tunxis Community College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Farmington.
Women make up 52% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
About 82% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 18% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public college with a 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 Longy School of Music of Bard College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Longy is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 7 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Longy, 57% are male and 43% are female.
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Maine Media College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Maine Media College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rockport.
About 50% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Housatonic 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Housatonic Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Middlesex Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Yale University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 931 |
| Maine | 274 |
| Rhode Island | 709 |
| Massachusetts | 5,195 |
| Connecticut | 1,531 |
| Vermont | 550 |
Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 18 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).
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