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Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

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

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

With 1,309 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #12 most popular major in Iowa.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa 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 Des Moines Area Community College to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Iowa. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. 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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#3

Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, IA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Iowa Lakes Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Iowa. Iowa Lakes Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Estherville.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 920
Minnesota 1,711
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 3 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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