2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
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 the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Pickens Technical College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Aurora, Pickens Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 14 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Pickens Technical College, 43% are male and 57% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Idaho College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.
Women make up 57% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Denver landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CCD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 14% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Community College of Aurora is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Aurora, CCA is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 29% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fort Peck Community College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Fort Peck Community College is a fairly small public school located in the town of Poplar.
Women make up 80% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #6, Front Range Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.
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With a ranking of #7, The University of Montana 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 Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 67% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, Lewis - Clark State College 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 Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Lewis - Clark State College, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Bridgerland Technical 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 small city of Logan, Bridgerland ATC is a public school with a small student population.
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Flathead Valley Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Kalispell, Flathead Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 33% are male.
Request InformationBest Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 1,943 |
| Utah | 1,871 |
| Montana | 318 |
| Idaho | 591 |
| Wyoming | 179 |
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 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.
More about our data sources and methodologies.