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Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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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.

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 .

Our analysis found The New England Conservatory of Music to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . 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.

Full Music at The New England Conservatory of Music Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the New England Region . Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 13 students majoring in music at Boston U, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Longy School of Music of Bard College is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the 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.

Full Music at Longy School of Music of Bard College Report

Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berklee College of Music landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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.

Read full report on Music at Berklee College of Music

#5

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Full Music at Yale University Report

University of Connecticut ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Read full report on Music at University of Connecticut

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

Full Music at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate music programs. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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University of Southern Maine ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Music at University of Southern Maine Report

Best Music Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,453
Connecticut 423
New Hampshire 46
Maine 55
Rhode Island 72
Vermont 63

Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

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