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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Virginia

11 Colleges
$27,058 Avg Salary
$26,582 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music School for You

Music is the #44 most popular major in Virginia with 168 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Music Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Virginia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for music majors pursuing a .

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for music students. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Music at Liberty University Report

#2

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Shenandoah University is a great place for music students. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Music at George Mason University Report

#4

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means James Madison University is a great place for music students. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

Full Music at James Madison University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Music at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#6

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Virginia list. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

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Virginia Commonwealth University 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 midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Norfolk State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. Norfolk State is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

Full Music at Norfolk State University Report

#9

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Music at University of Lynchburg

#9

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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 11 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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