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2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found DePaul University to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 46% are male.

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#2

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Roosevelt University is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Music at Roosevelt University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

About 86% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 14% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the music majors at the school.

Read full report on Music at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 5 spot on the list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in Illinois. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Music at Western Illinois University

#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University 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. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Music at Northwestern University

Best Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 734
Ohio 1,138
Indiana 660
Wisconsin 359

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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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