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2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Music Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 472 degrees and certificates were awarded to music students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the music graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Music

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Boston University to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Full Music at Boston University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Longy School of Music of Bard College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Longy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Berklee College of Music helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Massachusetts. Berklee College of Music is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Full Music at Berklee College of Music Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The New England Conservatory of Music. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Music at The New England Conservatory of Music

Best Music Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 217
Rhode Island 8
New Hampshire 7
Maine 7
Vermont 7

Music is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 4 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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