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2023 Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

9 Colleges
$17,937 Avg Salary
$17,315 Avg Student Debt

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.

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

#1

Musicians Institute

Hollywood, CA

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 school with a small student population.

Women make up 27% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at Musicians Institute Report

#2

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Cuesta College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in California. Cuesta College is a medium-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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#3

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Camino College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Torrance, El Camino College is a public college with a fairly 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 school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Music at Los Angeles College of Music Report

#5

Moorpark College

Moorpark, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Moorpark College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in California. Moorpark College is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorpark.

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#5

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Pasadena City College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Pasadena City College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

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Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco Conservatory of Music landed the # 5 spot on the list. SFCM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#5

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Ana College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Music at Santa Ana College

#5

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

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.

Full Music at Ventura College Report

Best Music Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 320
Oregon 299
Nevada 94
Hawaii 31
Alaska 12

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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