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2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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$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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the music graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for music students working on their graduate certificate. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Southern Methodist 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 #6 on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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

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Northern Arizona University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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With a ranking of #10, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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Best Music Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,085
Arizona 326
Oklahoma 378
New Mexico 70

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 10 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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