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2024 Best Music Schools in Oregon

6 Colleges in Oregon
307 Music Degrees Awarded
$24,915 Avg Early-Career Salary
Music is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #43 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music. Combined, these schools handed out 307 degrees in music to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Music School

Best Music Schools in Oregon Your choice of music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Music Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Music
Master's Degrees in Music
Doctor's Degrees in Music

The music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Music Schools in Oregon. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Music in Oregon

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 music degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Oregon Schools in Music

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
105 Music Degrees Awarded
12.4% Growth in Graduates

University of Oregon is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. UO is a fairly large public university located in the city of Eugene. A Best Colleges rank of #195 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UO is a great university overall.

There were about 105 music students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the music program state that they receive average early career income of $18,006.

More information about a degree in music from University of Oregon

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$28,603 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Oregon State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. Oregon State is a very large public university located in the small city of Corvallis. A Best Colleges rank of #210 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Oregon State is a great university overall.

There were about 28 music students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the music degree program at Oregon State University get $3,688 above the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Music Degrees Awarded
15.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in music needs to take a look at Portland State University. Portland State University is a very large public university located in the large city of Portland. A Best Colleges rank of #462 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Portland State University is a great university overall.

There were about 38 music students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent year we have data available. Those music students who get their degree from Portland State University earn $3,222 more than the standard music grad.

More information about a degree in music from Portland State University

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In OR

Lewis & Clark College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Portland. This college ranks 8th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were approximately 9 music students who graduated with this degree at Lewis and Clark College in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In OR
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Willamette University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music. Located in the medium-sized city of Salem, Willamette is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were roughly 5 music students who graduated with this degree at Willamette in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In OR

Located in the fringe town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 9th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were roughly 7 music students who graduated with this degree at GFU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music from George Fox University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OR
44.8% Growth in Graduates

Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland. This university ranks 18th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were about 29 music students who graduated with this degree at Southern Oregon University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Music Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Music Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 330 3,414
Washington 300 320
Nevada 192 93
Hawaii 164 31
Alaska 119 12

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Music is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Music Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Music 163
Music Performance 62
Music Technology 29
Music Theory & Composition 22
Jazz Studies 8
Other Music 7
Conducting 6
Musicology & Ethnomusicology 4
Keyboard Instruments 3
Voice Performance 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 595
Fine & Studio Arts 426
Drama & Theater Arts 190
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 167
General Visual & Performing Arts 66
Dance 20
Arts & Media Management 13
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 12
Other Visual Art 10

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