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2023 Best Music Associate Degree Schools in California

3 Colleges
$21,963 Avg Salary
$18,811 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music Associate Degree School for You

With 3,457 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #35 most popular major in California.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Music Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Music Associate Degree Schools in California

Check out the music associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top California Schools for an Associate in Music

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found Academy of Art University to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Read full report on Music at Academy of Art University

#2

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at San Diego Mesa College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, San Diego Mesa College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Music at San Diego Mesa College Report

#3

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at Los Angeles Film School helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in California. LA Film School is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Hollywood.

After completing their Associate Degree, music graduates from LA Film School carry an average student debtload of $24,546. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $202.

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Best Music Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Music Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 320
Oregon 299
Nevada 94
Hawaii 31
Alaska 12

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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