2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 5,195 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.
2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Berklee College of Music the most popular school in Massachusetts for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 39% 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 #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Boston U, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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Out of the 11 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the # 3 spot on the list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the large city of Boston.
Of the 10 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Longy School of Music of Bard College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Longy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Women make up 43% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Out of the 11 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.
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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth 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 suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Northern Essex 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 large suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, The New England Conservatory of Music did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. The New England Conservatory of Music is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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With a ranking of #7, Lesley 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 city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 931 |
| Maine | 274 |
| Rhode Island | 709 |
| Connecticut | 1,531 |
| Vermont | 550 |
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 11 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.