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2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southeast 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCA is a large public school located in the city of Conway.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

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

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNCSA is a small public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Georgia State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate music programs. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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#10

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UNF is a large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

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Best Music Colleges by State

Explore the best music schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 472
Virginia 632
North Carolina 511
Florida 1,223
Tennessee 804
Kentucky 284
South Carolina 204
Louisiana 315
Arkansas 184
Alabama 276
Mississippi 182
West Virginia 93

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 12 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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