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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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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.

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 .

Our analysis found Minneapolis Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the 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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#2

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region 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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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Des Moines Area Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very 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 medium-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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Missouri Southern State University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washburn Institute of Technology is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public school 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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With a ranking of #7, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. WSU Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.

Women make up 73% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#9

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Central Community College is a moderately-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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#10

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

With a ranking of #10, Johnson County Community 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 Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges 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 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 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.

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