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2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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$19,244 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Graduate Certificate School for You

Music is the #21 most popular major in New York with 1,070 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. 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.

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 New York ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in New York 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.

Our analysis found Manhattan School of Music to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Located in the large 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.

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#2

The New School

New York, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The New School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in New York. 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.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 50% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 58% are male.

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#5

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The Juilliard School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in New York. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 11 students majoring in music at Juilliard, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#6

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. QC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Queens.

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#7

Purchase College

Purchase, NY

Purchase College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate music programs. Located in the suburb of Purchase, Purchase College is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a large student population.

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#9

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo 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 Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Music is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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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