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2023 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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

Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 284 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #41 most popular major in Kentucky.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Kentucky to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Kentucky

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

Top Kentucky Schools for a Bachelor's in Music

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best school in Kentucky for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Murray State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Kentucky. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Kentucky. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Kentucky. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

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#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great place for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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Morehead 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 #6 on the list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Morehead.

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#7

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 472
Virginia 632
North Carolina 511
Florida 1,223
Tennessee 804
South Carolina 204
Louisiana 315
Arkansas 184
Alabama 276
Mississippi 182
West Virginia 93

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 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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