2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States 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 Plains States Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Minneapolis Community and Technical College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
Of the 35 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, 34% are male and 66% are female.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.
Women make up 94% 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 Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 55% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Western Iowa Tech Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.
Women make up 82% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Southern State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin.
About 53% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 47% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public college with a small student population.
About 65% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 35% are male.
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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology 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. WSU Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Wichita.
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Minnesota State Community and 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 #8 on the list. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.
Women make up 73% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Central 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 #9 on the list. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.
About 60% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 40% are male.
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Johnson County Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Request InformationBest Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 920 |
| Minnesota | 1,711 |
| Iowa | 1,309 |
| South Dakota | 188 |
| Missouri | 1,911 |
| Nebraska | 727 |
| North Dakota | 160 |
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 32 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.