2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Maine
Finding the Best Music School for You
In 2020-2021, 55 degrees and certificates were awarded to music students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #65 most popular major in the state.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Music Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maine 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.
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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Maine
Check out the music programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maine.
Most Popular Maine Schools in Music
Our analysis found University of Southern Maine to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a degree in Maine. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine at Augusta. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Maine list. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.
Out of the 6 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Bates College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Bates is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The excellent programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Maine. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 6 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Colby is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Waterville.
With a ranking of #6, Bowdoin College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Brunswick.
Best Music Colleges in the New England Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 1,453 |
Connecticut | 423 |
New Hampshire | 46 |
Rhode Island | 72 |
Vermont | 63 |
Music Related Majors
Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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