2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for music majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named San Francisco Conservatory of Music the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFCM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 52% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 48% are male.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 14 students majoring in music at USC, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Oregon is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 67% of the music majors at the school.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, La Sierra University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, La Sierra is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Far Western US Region . UNLV is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Redlands landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redlands.
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California State University - Fullerton ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate music programs. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
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Holy Names University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Oakland, HNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Western Oregon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 3,457 |
| Washington | 320 |
| Oregon | 299 |
| Nevada | 94 |
| Hawaii | 31 |
| Alaska | 12 |
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Music Related Majors
Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
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 11 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.