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

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

In 2020-2021, 830 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arkansas 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found NorthWest Arkansas Community College to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Arkansas. NWACC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bentonville.

Women make up 67% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at NorthWest Arkansas Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Arkansas University Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. SAU Tech is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Camden.

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

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Arkansas University Tech Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at South Arkansas Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Arkansas. Located in the remote town of El Dorado, SouthArk is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at South Arkansas Community College

#4

National Park College

Hot Springs, AR

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at National Park College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Arkansas. National Park College is a small public school located in the suburb of Hot Springs.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

#6

North Arkansas College

Harrison, AR

With a ranking of #6, North Arkansas 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 town of Harrison, Northark is a public college with a small student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at North Arkansas College Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,215
West Virginia 405
South Carolina 1,360
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Mississippi 696
Tennessee 2,629
Louisiana 1,147
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322

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 6 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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