2023 Best Music Schools in North Carolina
Finding the Best Music School for You
Music is the #51 most popular major in North Carolina with 126 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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2023 Best Music Schools in North Carolina
The colleges and universities below are the best for music majors pursuing a .
Top North Carolina Schools in Music
Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Music Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Music Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for music students. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #6, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.
North Carolina Central University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Music Colleges 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 |
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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 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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