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Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

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2023 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

7 Colleges
$26,068 Avg Salary
$24,916 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You

Music is the #39 most popular major in Oregon with 299 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Music Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Oregon Schools for a Bachelor's in Music

#1

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Lewis & Clark College the best school in Oregon for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

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#2

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

Out of the 7 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, George Fox University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Oregon. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, music majors at Oregon State accumulate an average of around $26,089 in student debt.

Full Music at Oregon State University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Willamette University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Oregon. Willamette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salem.

The average amount in student loans that music majors at Willamette take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,566.

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Out of the 7 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Oregon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $335.

Read full report on Music at University of Oregon

With a ranking of #7, Portland State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, music majors at Portland State University accumulate an average of around $27,197 in student debt.

Read full report on Music at Portland State University

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
California 3,457
Washington 320
Nevada 94
Hawaii 31
Alaska 12

Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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).

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