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Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You

Music is the #44 most popular major in North Carolina with 511 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

High Point University

High Point, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend High Point University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. High Point is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of High Point.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #6, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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#7

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

Meredith College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, Meredith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Appalachian State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

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#10

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

Western Carolina University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 472
Virginia 632
Florida 1,223
Tennessee 804
Kentucky 284
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 17 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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