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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Oregon

20 Colleges
$24,915 Avg Salary
$24,497 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music School for You

Music is the #39 most popular major in Oregon with 299 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Oregon to see which 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.

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

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Our analysis found University of Oregon to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a degree in Oregon. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

Music majors at UO take out an average of $20,583 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $335.

Read full report on Music at University of Oregon

The excellent programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Oregon. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Music majors at Portland State University take out an average of $24,239 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Music at Portland State University Report

The excellent programs at Southern Oregon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Oregon. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, music majors at Southern Oregon University accumulate an average of around $23,663 in student debt.

Full Music at Southern Oregon University Report

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for music students. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

After completing their degree, music graduates from Oregon State carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Oregon list. Portland Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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With a ranking of #6, Linn-Benton Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. LBCC is a small public school located in the city of Albany.

Read full report on Music at Linn-Benton Community College

Western Oregon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

Read full report on Music at Western Oregon University

#8

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

Lewis & Clark College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in Oregon ranking. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

Read full report on Music at Lewis & Clark College

#9

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

George Fox University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Oregon list. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

Read full report on Music at George Fox University

#10

University of Portland

Portland, OR

With a ranking of #10, University of Portland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Music at University of Portland Report

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
California 3,457
Washington 320
Nevada 94
Hawaii 31
Alaska 12

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 20 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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