2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Music Graduate Certificate School for You
Music is the #37 most popular major in the country with 7,675 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 113 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the music graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 15% Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the United States for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.
About 47% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 53% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 53% of the music majors at the school.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Manhattan School of Music is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 67% of the music majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco Conservatory of Music. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFCM is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in music at SFCM, 48% are male and 52% are female.
Read full report on Music at San Francisco Conservatory of Music
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The New School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the United States. New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 91% of the music majors at the school.
With a ranking of #6, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 21 students majoring in music at Johns Hopkins, 57% are male and 43% are female.
On average, music graduates from Johns Hopkins take out $17,667 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
With a ranking of #7, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
Women make up 50% of the music majors at the school.
The New England Conservatory of Music did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the 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.
Women make up 67% of the music majors at the school.
Read full report on Music at The New England Conservatory of Music
New York University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 50% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 50% are male.
University of Southern California landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate music programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 64% of the music majors at the school.
Read full report on Music at University of Southern California
DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Women make up 54% of the music majors at the school.
Columbus State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbus.
Women make up 38% of the music majors at the school.
With a ranking of #11, Boston University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
About 46% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 54% are male.
With a ranking of #14, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 42% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 58% are male.
With a ranking of #15, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in music at TCU, 64% are male and 36% are female.
Duquesne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 45% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 55% are male.
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.
Women make up 64% of the music majors at the school.
The Juilliard School ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools list. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 11 students majoring in music at Juilliard, 64% are male and 36% are female.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL |
| 19 | Roosevelt University | Chicago, IL |
| 21 | University of Central Arkansas | Conway, AR |
| 21 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 21 | Longy School of Music of Bard College | Cambridge, MA |
Music by Region
View the Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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| Great Lakes |
Music Related Majors
Music is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
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 26 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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