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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

13 Colleges
$24,126 Avg Salary
$21,035 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for music students. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah 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 Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Southern Utah University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for music students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

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Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Music Colleges by State

Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 223
Utah 90
Idaho 18
Montana 3
Wyoming 15

Music is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Music

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 13 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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