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2023 Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Finding the Best Music Undergraduate 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 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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular 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

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

Our analysis found South Plains College to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Music at South Plains College Report

#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means El Centro College is a great place for music students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that music majors at El Centro College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,198.

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#3

Panola College

Carthage, TX

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Panola College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the music majors at the school.

Read full report on Music at Panola College

Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the # 4 spot on the list. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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#5

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Read full report on Music at Texas Christian University

Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Full Music at Houston Community College Report

#5

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Phoenix College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Phoenix College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Phoenix.

Full Music at Phoenix College Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Glendale Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Glendale Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Music at Glendale Community College

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Scottsdale Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Music at Scottsdale Community College Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Full Music at Mesa Community College Report

Best Music Colleges by State

Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,085
Arizona 326
Oklahoma 378
New Mexico 70

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 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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