2023 Best Value Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Music Graduate Certificate School for You
With 1,453 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #25 most popular major in Massachusetts.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Massachusetts 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Music
Our 2023 rankings named Longy School of Music of Bard College the best value school in Massachusetts for music students working on their graduate certificate. Longy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Longy graduate students pay an average of $48,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Boston U also took the #5 spot in our Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts rankings.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Berklee College of Music is a great value for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Berklee College of Music are $47,047 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New England Conservatory of Music. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. The New England Conservatory of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The New England Conservatory of Music are $53,730 a year.
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Explore all the Best Value Music Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 423 |
| New Hampshire | 46 |
| Maine | 55 |
| Rhode Island | 72 |
| Vermont | 63 |
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Music Related Majors for Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Music
| 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 4 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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