2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
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.
2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Illinois Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Music
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 school 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 50% of the music majors at the school.
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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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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Northwestern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 734 |
| Ohio | 1,138 |
| Indiana | 660 |
| Wisconsin | 359 |
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Majors Related to Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.