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2023 Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

13 Colleges
$21,963 Avg Salary
$18,811 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music Associate Degree School for You

Music is the #19 most popular major in Tennessee with 804 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.

Check out the music associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Tennessee.

Our analysis found Pellissippi State Community College to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a associate degree in Tennessee. 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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The in-demand associate degree programs at Volunteer State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in Tennessee. Located in the large suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public school 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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The in-demand associate degree programs at Nashville State Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in Tennessee. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

Of the 10 students majoring in music at Nashville State Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Trevecca Nazarene University is a great place for music students working on their associate degree. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

Women make up 67% of the music majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Chattanooga State Community College is a great place for music students working on their associate degree. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.

Women make up 60% of the music majors at the school.

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Out of the 13 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Walters State Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Morristown, WSCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Roane State Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree music programs. Located in the town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Cleveland State Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in music at Cleveland State Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Johnson University

Knoxville, TN

Johnson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the rural area of Knoxville, Johnson University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#10

American Baptist College

Nashville, TN

American Baptist College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. ABTS Nashville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 472
Virginia 632
North Carolina 511
Florida 1,223
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.

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 13 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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