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2023 Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Tennessee to see which master'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.

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

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

About 61% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#3

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Belmont University is a great place for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#3

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Peay State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 36% of the music majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great place for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 30% of the music majors at the school.

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#6

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

Lee University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Cleveland.

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

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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
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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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