2024 Best General Music Schools in Tennessee
13
Colleges in Tennessee
386
General Music Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in
general music, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #73 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 13 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Music Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 386 degrees in general music to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great General Music School
Your choice of general music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general music schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Music Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Music Schools in Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for General Music in Tennessee
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general music degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Tennessee Schools in General Music
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
13th
Most Popular In TN
Vanderbilt University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general music. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 general music students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
20th
Most Popular In TN
Belmont University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general music. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.
There were about 2 general music students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general music from Belmont University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TN
65
General Music Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat The University of Tennessee - Knoxville if you wish to pursue a degree in general music. UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Knoxville. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were roughly 65 general music students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TN
61
General Music Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in general music needs to look into Middle Tennessee State University. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 61 general music students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general music from Middle Tennessee State University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In TN
Lee University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland. This university ranks 15th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 13 general music students who graduated with this degree at Lee University in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
20th
Most Popular In TN
Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #577 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lipscomb is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 general music students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general music from Lipscomb University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TN
69
General Music Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #748 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.
There were about 69 general music students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
18th
Most Popular In TN
Located in the town of Henderson, FHU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 25th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 3 general music students who graduated with this degree at FHU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general music from Freed-Hardeman University
UT Chattanooga is a large public university located in the midsize city of Chattanooga. This university ranks 16th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 14 general music students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
10th
Most Popular In TN
Located in the remote town of Martin, UT Martin is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 31st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 11 general music students who graduated with this degree at UT Martin in the most recent year we have data available.
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