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2023 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

Music is the #51 most popular major in North Carolina with 126 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Music Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for music majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Music

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 7 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.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

Full Music at Appalachian State University Report

North Carolina Central University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Music at North Carolina Central University

Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Music Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 168
Florida 285
Georgia 126
Tennessee 106
Kentucky 74
Louisiana 105
Alabama 35
South Carolina 44
Mississippi 66
Arkansas 53
West Virginia 32

One of 9 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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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