2023 Most Popular Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You
Music is the #44 most popular major in North Carolina with 511 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in North Carolina to see which bachelor's 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.
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2023 Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for music majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Music Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the most popular school in North Carolina for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 63% of the music majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 41% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 59% are male.
Out of the 42 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 40 students majoring in music at UNC Greensboro, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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Out of the 42 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 58% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 42% are male.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
Of the 21 students majoring in music at ECU, 43% are male and 57% are female.
University of North Carolina at Asheville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Asheville, UNCA is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 50% of the music majors at the school.
University of North Carolina School of the Arts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 53% of the music majors at the school.
Read full report on Music at University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree music programs. UNC Pembroke is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Pembroke.
Women make up 40% of the music majors at the school.
Read full report on Music at University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Elon University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Elon.
Women make up 71% of the music majors at the school.
Appalachian State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.
Of the 12 students majoring in music at Appalachian State, 75% are male and 25% are female.
Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular Music Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 472 |
| Virginia | 632 |
| Florida | 1,223 |
| Tennessee | 804 |
| Kentucky | 284 |
| South Carolina | 204 |
| Louisiana | 315 |
| Arkansas | 184 |
| Alabama | 276 |
| Mississippi | 182 |
| West Virginia | 93 |
Majors Related to Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 28 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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