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2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Southeast 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Columbus State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Columbus, CSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 62% are male.

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#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Out of the 26 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the # 2 spot on the list. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.

Women make up 50% of the music majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 44% of the music majors at the school.

Read full report on Music at University of Central Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public college with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 22% are male.

Full Music at University of North Carolina School of the Arts Report

#5

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lynn University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boca Raton.

Of the 8 students majoring in music at Lynn University Fighting Knights, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 38% are male.

Read full report on Music at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Georgia State 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#7

Salem College

Winston-Salem, NC

With a ranking of #7, Salem College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their graduate certificate. Salem is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

Women make up 33% of the music majors at the school.

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#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Women make up 40% of the music majors at the school.

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#10

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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

Full Music at Liberty University Report

Best Music Colleges by State

Explore the best music schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 168
Florida 285
Georgia 126
North Carolina 126
Tennessee 106
Kentucky 74
Louisiana 105
Alabama 35
South Carolina 44
Mississippi 66
Arkansas 53
West Virginia 32

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 26 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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