2023 Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools
Finding the Best Music Associate Degree School for You
Music is the #43 most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 327 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for an Associate in Music
Our 2023 rankings named Los Angeles Film School the most popular school in the United States for music students working on their associate degree. LA Film School is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Hollywood.
About 21% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 79% are male.
While working on their Associate Degree, music majors at LA Film School accumulate an average of around $24,546 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $202, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools list. Full Sail University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.
About 38% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 62% are male.
The average amount in student loans that music majors at Full Sail University take out while working on their Associate Degree is $32,148. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $472.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Valencia College is a great place for music students working on their associate degree. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orlando.
Of the 46 students majoring in music at Valencia College, 87% are male and 13% are female.
On average, music graduates from Valencia College take out $13,909 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Out of the 327 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Musicians Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Hollywood, Musicians Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 39% of the music majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means El Centro College is a great place for music students working on their associate degree. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.
Women make up 45% of the music majors at the school.
While working on their Associate Degree, music majors at El Centro College accumulate an average of around $15,287 in student debt.
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Snow College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools ranking. Snow College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.
About 62% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 38% are male.
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Citrus College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Citrus College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Glendora.
About 52% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 48% are male.
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Lone Star College System ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 26 students majoring in music at North Harris Montgomery, 31% are male and 69% are female.
While working on their Associate Degree, music majors at North Harris Montgomery accumulate an average of around $11,175 in student debt.
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Atlanta Institute of Music and Media ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools list. AIMM is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Duluth.
Women make up 25% of the music majors at the school.
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Tyler Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.
About 33% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 67% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, St Petersburg College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Clearwater, SPC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 24 students majoring in music at SPC, 71% are male and 29% are female.
Music majors at SPC take out an average of $17,425 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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International College of Broadcasting did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a associate degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, International College of Broadcasting is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in music at International College of Broadcasting, 78% are male and 22% are female.
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San Jacinto Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools list. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.
Women make up 45% of the music majors at the school.
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Shoreline Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Shoreline, Shoreline Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 22 students majoring in music at Shoreline Community College, 73% are male and 27% are female.
While working on their Associate Degree, music majors at Shoreline Community College accumulate an average of around $18,677 in student debt.
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Riverside City College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Riverside, Riverside City College is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 50% of the music majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #13, Fullerton College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Fullerton College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 45% of the music majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #17, Pasadena City College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their associate degree. Pasadena City College is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.
Women make up 30% of the music majors at the school.
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South Texas College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools ranking. South Texas College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of McAllen.
About 32% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 68% are male.
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Broward College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a associate degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 22% of the music majors at the school.
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Los Angeles College of Music came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Pasadena, LACM is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in music at LACM, 61% are male and 39% are female.
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Pellissippi State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a associate degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Knoxville.
Women make up 67% of the music majors at the school.
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SUNY Schenectady County Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Schenectady, SUNY Schenectady is a public college with a small student population.
About 29% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 71% are male.
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With a ranking of #22, Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 35% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 65% are male.
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Volunteer State Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in music at VSCC, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Miami Dade College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools list. MDC is a very large public school located in the city of Miami.
Women make up 35% of the music majors at the school.
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Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 327 different United States music schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 47 | East Los Angeles College | Monterey Park, CA |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools award.
Music by Region
View the Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Music
| 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 25 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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