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Music Diplomas: Artist, Graduate and Postgraduate Diplomas

Diploma-level programs under their own titles. An Artist Diploma is a performance award, not a master’s degree; a Graduate or Postgraduate Diploma is not a master’s degree either; and vocational diplomas follow national vocational systems. The listing keeps these apart.

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Diploma titles mean different things in different countries. Compare the award’s standing, entry requirements and what it leads to, not the word “diploma”.

Awards in these results

Awards are shown exactly as institutions title them. A BA is never relabelled as a BM, an Artist Diploma is never a master’s degree and a DMA is never a PhD.

Artist Diploma76
An Artist Diploma. It is a non-degree performance award with its own title: it is never relabelled as a master’s degree.
Graduate Diploma10
A Graduate Diploma, listed with its own title. It is not a master’s degree.
Postgraduate Diploma6
A Postgraduate Diploma, listed with its own title. It is not a master’s degree.
Other diploma124
Another diploma-level award (conservatory, further-education or vocational), shown with its official title and standing.

216 programs

How results are ordered: alphabetically by institution, or by most recently checked when you choose that sort. There is no price ranking, because tuition in different currencies, fee categories and bases (per year, per credit, whole program) is not comparable. A program appears under a subject only through a verified link (dedicated degree, major, concentration or documented pathway). A value we could not verify is shown as “not published”, never as “no”. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change verification or order. Online programs are not counted as physically located in a state or city, and an institution’s location does not tell you whether it enrols students from your country.