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Most Popular Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

2023 Most Popular Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 117 degrees and certificates were awarded to music students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #62 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

Our 2023 rankings named Catholic University of America the most popular school in District of Columbia for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 77% of the music majors at the school.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Howard University is a great place for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 74% of the music majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of the District of Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the music majors at the school.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 67% are male.

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American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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George Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in music at GWU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 960
New York 2,324
Maryland 393
New Jersey 593
Delaware 43

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.

  • 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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