2023 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You
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The Best Music Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 60 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for music majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Music Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Southeast Region . UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree music programs. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #8 on this year’s Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.
University of Kentucky landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree music programs. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.
University of Central Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a large student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Music students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Music Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 12 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
Best Music Colleges by State
Explore the best music schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 168 |
| Florida | 285 |
| Georgia | 126 |
| North Carolina | 126 |
| Tennessee | 106 |
| Kentucky | 74 |
| Louisiana | 105 |
| Alabama | 35 |
| South Carolina | 44 |
| Mississippi | 66 |
| Arkansas | 53 |
| West Virginia | 32 |
More Music Rankings in the Southeast Region
Rankings in Majors Related to Music
One of 9 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 3,224 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 1,979 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1,704 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 1,699 |
| Arts & Media Management | 1,184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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