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Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

11 Colleges
$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.

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.

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

Our analysis found San Francisco Conservatory of Music to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the 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 school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in music at USC, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

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 midsize 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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#3

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at La Sierra University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Riverside, La Sierra is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

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#5

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Redlands helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Far Western US Region . University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.

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California State University - Fullerton landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate music programs. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#7

Holy Names University

Oakland, CA

Holy Names University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate music programs. Located in the city of Oakland, HNU is a private not-for-profit college 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 town of Monmouth.

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Best Music Colleges by State

Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,457
Washington 320
Oregon 299
Nevada 94
Hawaii 31
Alaska 12

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.

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