2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England 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 New England Region
Check out the music graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
Most Popular New England Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Music
Our 2023 rankings named The New England Conservatory of Music the most popular school in the New England Region for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 33% are male.
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Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Of the 13 students majoring in music at Boston U, 54% are male and 46% are female.
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Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Longy School of Music of Bard College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Longy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 44% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Berklee College of Music helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the New England Region . Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 50% of the music majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the New England Region . Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
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University of Connecticut came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
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University of Massachusetts - Lowell 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. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
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University of Southern Maine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate music programs. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,453 |
| Connecticut | 423 |
| New Hampshire | 46 |
| Maine | 55 |
| Rhode Island | 72 |
| Vermont | 63 |
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Music Related Majors
Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
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 9 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.