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2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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$19,244 Avg Salary

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best school in the Southeast Region for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina School of the Arts helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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With a ranking of #7, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida ranked #10 on this year’s Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Music Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 168
Florida 285
Georgia 126
North Carolina 126
Tennessee 106
Kentucky 74
Louisiana 105
Alabama 35
South Carolina 44
Mississippi 66
Arkansas 53
West Virginia 32

One of 9 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 12 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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