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2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Music Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 472 degrees and certificates were awarded to music students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named The New England Conservatory of Music the most popular school in Massachusetts for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at The New England Conservatory of Music Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Boston U is a fairly 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.

Full Music at Boston University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Longy School of Music of Bard College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Longy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 56% of the music majors at the school.

Read full report on Music at Longy School of Music of Bard College

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Berklee College of Music helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in Massachusetts. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 8 students majoring in music at Berklee College of Music, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Music at Berklee College of Music

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

Read full report on Music at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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Best Music Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 217
Rhode Island 8
New Hampshire 7
Maine 7
Vermont 7

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 6 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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