2023 Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You
Music is the #44 most popular major in Virginia with 168 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia
Check out the music master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Virginia.
Top 10 Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 56% of the music majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 65% of the music majors at the school.
Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shenandoah University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 26 students majoring in music at Shenandoah, 54% are male and 46% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
Women make up 46% of the music majors at the school.
Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 33% of the music majors at the school.
Radford University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.
About 20% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 80% are male.
With a ranking of #7, Norfolk State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Norfolk State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.
Women make up 25% of the music majors at the school.
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Lynchburg came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Hampton University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hampton.
Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular Music Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Music Related Majors
Music is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
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 10 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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