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2023 Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

13 Colleges
$27,036 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, music was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 25,910 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for music majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

About 72% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 28% are male.

Full Music at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 45% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at University of Colorado Boulder Report

#3

University of Denver

Denver, CO

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#4

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Utah University is a great place for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 86% are male.

Full Music at Southern Utah University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

About 48% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 52% are male.

Read full report on Music at University of Northern Colorado

#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in music at U of U, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 40% of the music majors at the school.

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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

Of the 13 students majoring in music at BYU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Full Music at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in music at CU Anschutz, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#10

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

With a ranking of #10, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at University of Idaho Report

Best Music Colleges by State

Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 554
Utah 348
Idaho 113
Montana 43
Wyoming 49

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 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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