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2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Music Graduate Certificate School for You

With 629 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #40 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found San Francisco Conservatory of Music to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. SFCM is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 52% of the music majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 64% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#3

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at La Sierra University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in California. La Sierra is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

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#4

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Redlands is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#5

Holy Names University

Oakland, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Holy Names University is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. HNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.

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Best Music Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 63
Oregon 74
Nevada 33
Hawaii 8
Alaska 0

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 8 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).

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