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2023 Most Popular Online Music Schools in California

4 Colleges
$23,084 Avg Salary
$22,049 Avg Student Debt

With 3,457 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #35 most popular major in California.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Most Popular Online Music Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online music programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Musicians Institute

Hollywood, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Musicians Institute the most popular online school in California for music students. Located in the large city of Hollywood, Musicians Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Music Schools in California list. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

After completing their degree, music graduates from Academy of Art University carry an average student debtload of $31,000.

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#3

Compton College

Compton, CA

The excellent online programs at Compton College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in California. Located in the suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Film School. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Music Schools in California list. LA Film School is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Hollywood.

While working on their degree, music majors at LA Film School accumulate an average of around $22,625 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $202.

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Best Music Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 320
Oregon 299
Nevada 94
Hawaii 31
Alaska 12

More Music Rankings in California

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 4 schools only.

  • 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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