2023 Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Music Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Music is the #43 most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 59 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Musicians Institute to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Hollywood, Musicians Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 33 students majoring in music at Musicians Institute, 73% are male and 27% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berklee College of Music. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 39% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 61% are male.
On average, music graduates from Berklee College of Music take out $30,589 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Atlanta Institute of Music and Media helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the United States. AIMM is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Duluth.
About 20% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 80% are male.
While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, music majors at AIMM accumulate an average of around $13,849 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $270.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Visible Music College is a great place for music students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Memphis, Visible Music College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 47% of the music majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Schenectady County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Schenectady, SUNY Schenectady is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 13 students majoring in music at SUNY Schenectady, 69% are male and 31% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Nashville State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their undergraduate certificate. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.
About 36% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 64% are male.
On average, music graduates from Nashville State Community College take out $10,626 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Terra State Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate music programs. Terra Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fremont.
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Longy School of Music of Bard College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Longy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
About 43% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 57% are male.
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Cuesta College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Cuesta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.
About 43% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 57% are male.
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Missouri Southern State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 60% of the music majors at the school.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 11 | South Plains College | Levelland, TX |
Music by Region
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Majors Related to Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar 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 59 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.