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2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

26 Colleges
$19,244 Avg Salary

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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Southeast 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for music majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Columbus State University to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . CSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Columbus.

About 38% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 62% are male.

Read full report on Music at Columbus State University

#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Miami is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 26 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

Women make up 44% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at University of Central Arkansas Report

Out of the 26 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNCSA is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

About 78% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#5

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Lynn University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Boca Raton, Lynn University Fighting Knights is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in music at Lynn University Fighting Knights, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

About 63% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 38% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

About 67% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#7

Salem College

Winston-Salem, NC

Salem College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate music programs. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Salem is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 33% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at Salem College Report

#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate music programs. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at University of Kentucky Report

#10

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Music at Liberty University Report

Best Music Colleges by State

Explore the best music schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 472
Virginia 632
North Carolina 511
Florida 1,223
Tennessee 804
Kentucky 284
South Carolina 204
Louisiana 315
Arkansas 184
Alabama 276
Mississippi 182
West Virginia 93

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 26 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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