2023 Best Value Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Music Graduate Certificate School for You
With 423 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #30 most popular major in Illinois.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Music
Our 2023 rankings named Western Illinois University the best value school in Illinois for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WIU are $12,182 a year.
Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 2 spot on the list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Illinois. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great value for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DePaul are $18,341 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Roosevelt graduate students pay an average of $21,605 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Best Value Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Music Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 299 |
| Ohio | 474 |
| Indiana | 298 |
| Wisconsin | 61 |
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Music Related Majors for Music
One of 9 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Music
| 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 6 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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