2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Music Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, music was ranked #37 in the country. In fact 7,675 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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The Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for music majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Messiah University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at New York University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #6, Montclair State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
The average amount in student loans that music majors at Johns Hopkins take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $17,667.
Duquesne University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate music programs. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
The Juilliard School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Best Music Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 1,070 |
Pennsylvania | 306 |
Maryland | 176 |
New Jersey | 126 |
District of Columbia | 29 |
Delaware | 26 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Music
One of 9 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Fine & Studio Arts | 3,224 |
Design & Applied Arts | 1,979 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1,704 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 1,699 |
Arts & Media Management | 1,184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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