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2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Music Graduate Certificate School for You

Music is the #43 most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 69 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Music Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Our analysis found Messiah University to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools list. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

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With a ranking of #6, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Music students that almost earned our Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 New York University New York, NY
12 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
13 Western Illinois University Macomb, IL

Music by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Music

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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