2023 Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Music School for You
Music is the #37 most popular major in the country with 7,675 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Music Colleges.
Top 10 Best Music Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for music students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #6, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for music students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for music students. It came in at #9 on the list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for music students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
Best Music Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 223 |
Utah | 90 |
Idaho | 18 |
Montana | 3 |
Wyoming | 15 |
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Music Related Rankings by Major
Music is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Music
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 13 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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