2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Music Graduate Certificate School for You
Music is the #43 most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Great Lakes Region
Check out the music graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
About 47% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 53% are male.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 54% of the music majors at the school.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 64% of the music majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Roosevelt University is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 60% of the music majors at the school.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland Institute of Music landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland Institute of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 29% are male.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
Women make up 86% of the music majors at the school.
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Oberlin College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Oberlin.
Women make up 33% of the music majors at the school.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in music at UIUC, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.
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With a ranking of #10, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
Women make up 75% of the music majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 734 |
| Ohio | 1,138 |
| Illinois | 1,129 |
| Indiana | 660 |
| Wisconsin | 359 |
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Majors Related to Music
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Most Popular Majors Related 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 21 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.