2023 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You
Music is the #43 most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 504 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the music bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Music
Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the United States for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lafayette College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Lafayette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Easton.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of the Holy Cross is a great place for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.
Out of the 504 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Emory University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Northwestern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $431.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree music programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
Music majors at UT Austin take out an average of $24,318 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $424.
Virginia Tech landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree music programs. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
Brandeis University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Winona State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Moravian College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Moravian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Luther College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Decorah, Luther is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #16 on this year’s Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.
University of California - Berkeley came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, music graduates from UC Berkeley carry an average student debtload of $11,758.
With a ranking of #18, Messiah University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree music programs. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, music graduates from UT Rio Grande Valley carry an average student debtload of $19,158.
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Concordia College at Moorhead did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, Concordia College Moorhead is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Drake University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.
University of Houston came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, music majors at UH accumulate an average of around $25,311 in student debt.
Texas Tech University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree music programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
The College of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Rest of the Top Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 504 different United States music schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
Music by Region
View the Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Music
| 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 25 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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