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

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

In 2020-2021, 3,471 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

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.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Virginia 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.

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

Our analysis found John Tyler Community College to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in visual and performing arts at John Tyler Community College, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#2

Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Germanna Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Germanna Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Locust Grove.

Of the 13 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Germanna Community College, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Germanna Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Virginia Community College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

Of the 5 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Northern Virginia Community College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at The Art Institute of Virginia Beach helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Virginia. Ai Virginia Beach is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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#4

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Ridge Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. BRCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Weyers Cave.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Blue Ridge Community College Report

Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Virginia Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Southwest Virginia is a small public school located in the rural area of Richlands.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Southwest Virginia Community 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
Arkansas 830
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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