2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Music School for You
Music is the #51 most popular major in Virginia with 632 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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 36 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Music Schools
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
On average, music graduates from Liberty University take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $485.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Music majors at GMU take out an average of $21,764 in student loans while working on their egree.
Out of the 36 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the # 3 spot on the list. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
While working on their degree, music majors at JMU accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $297.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Shenandoah University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
On average, music graduates from Shenandoah take out $26,927 in student loans while working on their degree.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
On average, music graduates from VCU take out $26,970 in student loans while working on their degree.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.
Radford University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in Virginia ranking. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.
On average, music graduates from Radford take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
With a ranking of #8, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Music majors at Old Dominion take out an average of $26,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
Virginia Tech ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, music majors at Virginia Tech accumulate an average of around $27,500 in student debt.
William & Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for music students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
On average, music graduates from William & Mary take out $19,706 in student loans while working on their degree.
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 |
| North Carolina | 511 |
| Florida | 1,223 |
| Tennessee | 804 |
| Kentucky | 284 |
| South Carolina | 204 |
| Louisiana | 315 |
| Arkansas | 184 |
| Alabama | 276 |
| Mississippi | 182 |
| West Virginia | 93 |
Music Related Majors
Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
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 25 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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