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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in North Carolina

10 Colleges
$22,568 Avg Salary
$26,863 Avg Student Debt

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.

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 Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in North Carolina 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Colleges.

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

Full Music at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a great place for music students. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Music at University of North Carolina School of the Arts

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in North Carolina. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Salem College

Winston-Salem, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Salem College is a great place for music students. Salem is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for music students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Music at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Appalachian State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for music students. It came in at #6 on the list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

Full Music at Appalachian State University Report

North Carolina Central University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular 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.

Full Music at North Carolina Central University Report

#9

Greensboro College

Greensboro, NC

Greensboro College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, Greensboro College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Music at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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 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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