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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Rhode Island

7 Colleges
$33,917 Avg Salary
$21,637 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music School for You

Music is the #78 most popular major in Rhode Island with 72 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Music Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Rhode Island 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 .

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the most popular school in Rhode Island for music students. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Rhode Island list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

On average, music graduates from URI take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Music at University of Rhode Island Report

#3

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

The excellent programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Rhode Island. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.

On average, music graduates from RIC take out $16,274 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Rhode Island. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Rhode Island list. CCRI is a large public school located in the city of Warwick.

Read full report on Music at Community College of Rhode Island

#5

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salve Regina University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Providence College

Providence, RI

Providence College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for music students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Roger Williams University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for music students. It came in at #7 on the list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,453
Connecticut 423
New Hampshire 46
Maine 55
Vermont 63

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 7 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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