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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in District of Columbia

6 Colleges
$29,342 Avg Salary
$26,994 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music 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.

The Most Popular Music Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in District of Columbia 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for music majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Catholic University of America to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Music majors at CUA take out an average of $26,994 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for music students. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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With a ranking of #6, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Music at George Washington University

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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