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Music Schools Offering Certificates

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Certificates of jazz, music performance, and music and 9 more majors are offered by 206 music schools in 40 states. The most music schools offering certificates are located in California (19 schools), New York (18 schools), and Texas (16 schools).

The best music certificate programs in the United States are offered by Yale University. That school has an excellent music certificate program - five-star rating for curriculum and four-star rating for teaching.

Below, there is Music-Colleges.com ranking of the best fifty music schools awarding certificates. To learn about all music colleges offering certificates, narrow your search by state or major.

Top 50 music certificate programs:

Yale University - Music School Ranking
1. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 3 certificate programs

Carnegie Mellon University - Music School Ranking
2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, 4 certificate programs

The Juilliard School - Music School Ranking
3. The Juilliard School

New York City, NY, 15 certificate programs

Johns Hopkins University - Music School Ranking
4. Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD, 4 certificate programs

Northwestern University - Music School Ranking
5. Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, 5 certificate programs

University of Southern California - Music School Ranking
6. University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA, 2 certificate programs

New York University - Music School Ranking
7. New York University

New York City, NY, 2 certificate programs

University of California Los Angeles - Music School Ranking
8. University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA, 1 certificate program

University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Music School Ranking
9. University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI, 2 certificate programs

Boston University - Music School Ranking
10. Boston University

Boston, MA, 5 certificate programs

University of Miami - Music School Ranking
11. University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL, 4 certificate programs

The University of Texas at Austin - Music School Ranking
12. The University of Texas

Austin, TX, 1 certificate program

San Francisco Conservatory of Music - Music School Ranking
13. San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, CA, 14 certificate programs

Southern Methodist University - Music School Ranking
14. Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX, 1 certificate program

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign - Music School Ranking
15. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Champaign, IL, 1 certificate program

University of Georgia - Music School Ranking
16. University of Georgia

Athens, GA, 1 certificate program

Manhattan School of Music - Music School Ranking
17. Manhattan School of Music

New York City, NY, 18 certificate programs

The New School - Music School Ranking
18. The New School

New York City, NY, 18 certificate programs

The New England Conservatory of Music - Music School Ranking
19. The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, MA, 10 certificate programs

Oberlin College - Music School Ranking
20. Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH, 4 certificate programs

Indiana University Bloomington - Music School Ranking
21. Indiana University Bloomington

Bloomington, IN, 7 certificate programs

Michigan State University - Music School Ranking
22. Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI, 2 certificate programs

Texas Tech University - Music School Ranking
23. Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX, 3 certificate programs

Drexel University - Music School Ranking
24. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 1 certificate program

Berklee College of Music - Music School Ranking
25. Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA, 8 certificate programs

University of Kentucky - Music School Ranking
26. University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY, 4 certificate programs

Shenandoah University - Music School Ranking
27. Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA, 3 certificate programs

Temple University - Music School Ranking
28. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 2 certificate programs

University of Oregon - Music School Ranking
29. University of Oregon

Eugene, OR, 2 certificate programs

Arizona State University Immersion - Music School Ranking
30. Arizona State University Immersion

Tempe, AZ, 2 certificate programs

George Mason University - Music School Ranking
31. George Mason University

Fairfax, VA, 1 certificate program

University of Oklahoma Norman - Music School Ranking
32. University of Oklahoma Norman

Norman, OK, 1 certificate program

University of Kansas - Music School Ranking
33. University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS, 1 certificate program

Montclair State University - Music School Ranking
34. Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ, 3 certificate programs

University of North Texas - Music School Ranking
35. University of North Texas

Denton, TX, 2 certificate programs

Bowling Green State University - Music School Ranking
36. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green, OH, 2 certificate programs

California State University Northridge - Music School Ranking
37. California State University Northridge

Northridge, CA, 1 certificate program

University of Hartford - Music School Ranking
38. University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT, 10 certificate programs

Western Michigan University - Music School Ranking
39. Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI, 2 certificate programs

University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Music School Ranking
40. University of North Carolina

Greensboro, NC, 6 certificate programs

Ohio University - Music School Ranking
41. Ohio University

Athens, OH, 4 certificate programs

University of Missouri Kansas City - Music School Ranking
42. University of Missouri Kansas City

Kansas City, MO, 3 certificate programs

Texas State University - Music School Ranking
43. Texas State University

San Marcos, TX, 3 certificate programs

Liberty University - Music School Ranking
44. Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA, 1 certificate program

Kent State University at Kent - Music School Ranking
45. Kent State University

Kent, OH, 1 certificate program

Columbia University in the City of New York - Music School Ranking
46. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 1 certificate program

Curtis Institute of Music - Music School Ranking
47. Curtis Institute of Music

Philadelphia, PA, 4 certificate programs

American University - Music School Ranking
48. American University

Washington, DC, 1 certificate program

Cleveland Institute of Music - Music School Ranking
49. Cleveland Institute of Music

Cleveland, OH, 3 certificate programs

University of Denver - Music School Ranking
50. University of Denver

Denver, CO, 3 certificate programs

Music certificates by state:

Schools by State10 Music Certificate Schools in Arizona2 Music Certificate Schools in Arkansas19 Music Certificate Schools in California1 Music Certificate Schools in Colorado4 Music Certificate Schools in Connecticut3 Music Certificate Schools in Florida7 Music Certificate Schools in Georgia8 Music Certificate Schools in Illinois4 Music Certificate Schools in Indiana2 Music Certificate Schools in Kansas3 Music Certificate Schools in Kentucky3 Music Certificate Schools in Louisiana1 Music Certificate Schools in Maine5 Music Certificate Schools in Maryland9 Music Certificate Schools in Massachusetts10 Music Certificate Schools in Michigan4 Music Certificate Schools in Minnesota2 Music Certificate Schools in Mississippi7 Music Certificate Schools in Missouri3 Music Certificate Schools in Nevada1 Music Certificate Schools in New Hampshire3 Music Certificate Schools in New Jersey1 Music Certificate Schools in New Mexico18 Music Certificate Schools in New York7 Music Certificate Schools in North Carolina8 Music Certificate Schools in Ohio1 Music Certificate Schools in Oklahoma4 Music Certificate Schools in Oregon15 Music Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania4 Music Certificate Schools in South Carolina1 Music Certificate Schools in South Dakota8 Music Certificate Schools in Tennessee16 Music Certificate Schools in Texas1 Music Certificate Schools in Utah4 Music Certificate Schools in Virginia1 Music Certificate Schools in Washington2 Music Certificate Schools in District of Columbia2 Music Certificate Schools in Wisconsin1 Music Certificate Schools in Wyoming


Music certificates by major:

General Music: 72 schools
Music History and Literature: 26 schools
Music Performance: 93 schools
Music Theory and Composition: 22 schools
Piano and Organ: 18 schools
Stringed Instruments: 13 schools
Voice and Opera: 17 schools
Jazz Studies: 10 schools
Music Conducting: 8 schools
Music Therapy: 9 schools
Music Pedagogy: 58 schools
Music Management and Merchandising: 44 schools

Other music diplomas:

Associate's Degrees: 346 schools
Bachelor's Degrees: 1,114 schools
Master's Degrees: 412 schools
Doctoral Degrees: 106 schools

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