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Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

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

Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 227 degrees and certificates were awarded to music students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #52 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Iowa 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 Iowa

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

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Music

#1

Luther College

Decorah, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Luther College the best school in Iowa for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Luther is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Decorah.

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#2

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Out of the 6 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Out of the 6 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Iowa. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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#6

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Coe College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Coe is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.

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Best Music Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 372
Minnesota 262
Kansas 189
Nebraska 129
North Dakota 76
South Dakota 33

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 6 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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