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2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

9 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region .

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Women make up 25% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our analysis found Park University to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Women make up 25% of the music majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

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

Full Music at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#5

William Jewell College

Liberty, MO

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at William Jewell College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Plains States Region . William Jewell is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Liberty.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Southern State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Music Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 372
Minnesota 262
Kansas 189
Iowa 227
Nebraska 129
North Dakota 76
South Dakota 33

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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