2023 Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California
Finding the Best Music Undergraduate Certificate School for You
With 3,457 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #35 most popular major in California.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in California 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 California
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for music majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Most Popular California Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Music
Our 2023 rankings named Musicians Institute the most popular school in California for music students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Hollywood, Musicians Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 27% of the music majors at the school.
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Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuesta College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cuesta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
Of the 7 students majoring in music at Cuesta College, 57% are male and 43% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means El Camino College is a great place for music students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Torrance, El Camino College is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in music at El Camino College, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles College of Music landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, LACM is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Moorpark College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Moorpark College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Moorpark.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Pasadena City College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in California. Pasadena City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pasadena.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at San Francisco Conservatory of Music helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in California. SFCM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Santa Ana College is a great place for music students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a very large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ventura College is a great place for music students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Ventura, Ventura College is a public school with a large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 320 |
| Oregon | 299 |
| Nevada | 94 |
| Hawaii | 31 |
| Alaska | 12 |
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Majors Related to Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 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).
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