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2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

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The Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Check out the music graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

About 53% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 47% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Manhattan School of Music helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 67% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#3

The New School

New York, NY

Out of the 22 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The New School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Women make up 43% of the music majors at the school.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, music graduates from Johns Hopkins carry an average student debt load of $17,667.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in music at NYU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 12 students majoring in music at Columbia, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#7

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #7, Duquesne University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 11 students majoring in music at Duquesne, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#7

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

With a ranking of #7, The Juilliard School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 36% of the music majors at the school.

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#9

Curtis Institute of Music

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #9, Curtis Institute of Music did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Curtis Institute of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 43% of the music majors at the school.

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#9

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Messiah 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in music at Messiah, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Best Music Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,070
Pennsylvania 306
Maryland 176
New Jersey 126
District of Columbia 29
Delaware 26

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 22 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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