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2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

8 Colleges
$19,244 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Graduate Certificate School for You

With 2,324 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #35 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for music majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top New York Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Music

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#3

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brooklyn College is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

Out of the 8 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Juilliard School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#5

The New School

New York, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at The New School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in New York. New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Manhattan School of Music ranked #6 on this year’s Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Purchase College

Purchase, NY

Purchase College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate music programs. Located in the suburb of Purchase, Purchase College is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate music programs. QC is a large public school located in the city of Queens.

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Best Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 960
Maryland 393
New Jersey 593
District of Columbia 117
Delaware 43

Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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