2023 Most Popular Music Schools in North Carolina
Finding the Best Music School for You
Music is the #44 most popular major in North Carolina with 511 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Music Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Music Schools
Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Greensboro to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Music majors at UNC Greensboro take out an average of $25,425 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.
On average, music graduates from UNC Chapel Hill take out $18,408 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.
While working on their degree, music majors at ECU accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
On average, music graduates from WCU take out $28,749 in student loans while working on their degree.
Out of the 43 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public school with a small student population.
Music majors at UNCSA take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, music graduates from UNC Charlotte carry an average student debt load of $27,000.
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University of North Carolina at Asheville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Asheville, UNCA is a public college with a small student population.
After completing their degree, music graduates from UNCA carry an average student debt load of $25,890.
Appalachian State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.
On average, music graduates from Appalachian State take out $25,012 in student loans while working on their degree.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Pembroke is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Pembroke.
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With a ranking of #10, Elon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. Elon is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Elon.
Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular Music Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 472 |
| Virginia | 632 |
| Florida | 1,223 |
| Tennessee | 804 |
| Kentucky | 284 |
| South Carolina | 204 |
| Louisiana | 315 |
| Arkansas | 184 |
| Alabama | 276 |
| Mississippi | 182 |
| West Virginia | 93 |
Majors Related to Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 26 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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