2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for music majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Methodist University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for music students working on their graduate certificate. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
Women make up 50% of the music majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Christian University is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in music at TCU, 64% are male and 36% are female.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 3 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
Of the 5 students majoring in music at UT Arlington, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Southwest Region . UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
Women make up 50% of the music majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
About 50% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the music majors at the school.
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Texas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
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Northern Arizona University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,085 |
| Arizona | 326 |
| Oklahoma | 378 |
| New Mexico | 70 |
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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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Music Related Majors
Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Music
| 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 11 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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