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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Greensboro the most popular school in North Carolina for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 45% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for music students working on their master’s degree. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Of the 20 students majoring in music at ECU, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 38% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at University of North Carolina School of the Arts Report

#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place 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 large student population.

Women make up 50% of the music majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

Women make up 14% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at Appalachian State University Report

With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools 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.

Women make up 60% of the music majors at the school.

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#7

Salem College

Winston-Salem, NC

Salem College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Salem is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

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North Carolina Central University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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 8 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).

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