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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Arizona

20 Colleges
$28,179 Avg Salary
$19,101 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music School for You

Music is the #75 most popular major in Arizona with 326 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Music Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in Arizona 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in Arizona for music students. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, music graduates from ASU - Tempe carry an average student debt load of $18,803.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for music students. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Music majors at University of Arizona take out an average of $16,587 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 20 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

Music majors at NAU take out an average of $21,913 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Glendale Community College is a great place for music students. Glendale Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

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Out of the 20 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona Christian University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Phoenix, Arizona Christian University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Mesa Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in Arizona ranking. Mesa Community College is a large public school located in the city of Mesa.

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Scottsdale Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Arizona list. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.

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#7

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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#9

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Arizona Western College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for music students. It came in at #9 on the list. AWC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Yuma.

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Best Music Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,085
Oklahoma 378
New Mexico 70

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 20 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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