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Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

6 Colleges
$19,244 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, music was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 25,910 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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.

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2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Music

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the best school in the New England Region for music students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Longy School of Music of Bard College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Longy is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Berklee College of Music is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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The New England Conservatory of Music did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Music Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,453
Connecticut 423
New Hampshire 46
Maine 55
Rhode Island 72
Vermont 63

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 6 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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