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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Georgia

9 Colleges
$22,516 Avg Salary
$21,040 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music School for You

Music is the #42 most popular major in Georgia 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Music Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Georgia to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia State University the most popular school in Georgia for music students. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Music at Georgia State University Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Georgia. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbus State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Georgia list. Located in the midsize city of Columbus, CSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

The excellent programs at University of West Georgia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Georgia. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the town of Carrollton.

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#5

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Georgia list. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

Full Music at Georgia Southern University Report

#6

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Georgia list. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Macon.

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Valdosta State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Georgia list. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Georgia list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 168
Florida 285
North Carolina 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 9 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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