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2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for music majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named DePaul University the most popular school in Illinois 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.

Women make up 54% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at DePaul University Report

#2

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Roosevelt University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at Roosevelt University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

Women make up 86% of the music majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in music at UIUC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Music at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

Full Music at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate music programs. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Music at Northwestern University Report

Best Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 299
Ohio 474
Indiana 298
Wisconsin 61

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 7 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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