2023 Best Value Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Music Graduate Certificate School for You
Music is the #33 most popular major in Illinois with 1,129 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Music
Our analysis found Western Illinois University to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 2 spot on the list. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for music students working on their graduate certificate. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NIU are $11,390 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
UIUC graduate students pay an average of $17,823 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Roosevelt University is a great value for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Roosevelt are $21,605 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 734 |
| Ohio | 1,138 |
| Indiana | 660 |
| Wisconsin | 359 |
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Music Related Majors for Music
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Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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