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2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Music Graduate Certificate School for You

Music is the #51 most popular major in North Carolina with 126 degrees and certificates awarded 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.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in North Carolina 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina School of the Arts the most popular school in North Carolina for music students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public school with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

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#3

Salem College

Winston-Salem, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Salem College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in North Carolina. Salem is a fairly 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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#4

Greensboro College

Greensboro, NC

Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Greensboro College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, Greensboro College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for music students working on their graduate certificate. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

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Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 168
Florida 285
Georgia 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 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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