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 looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Music Schools in Connecticut ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 424 degrees in music to qualified students.
The music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music rankings. 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.
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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.
It is hard to beat Yale University if you want to pursue a degree in music. Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were approximately 141 music students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the music program earn an average of $20,839 for their early career.
University of Connecticut is a great choice for students interested in a degree in music. UCONN is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 41 music students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in music needs to look into University of Hartford. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 140 music students who graduated with this degree at UHart in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the music program earn around $20,495 for their early career.
Eastern Connecticut State University is a great option for students interested in a degree in music. Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 10 music students who graduated with this degree at ECSU in the most recent data year.
University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #698 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of New Haven is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 music students who graduated with this degree at University of New Haven in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the music program make around $21,713 in the first couple years of working.
Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 5 music students who graduated with this degree at SCSU in the most recent year we have data available.
WestConn is a small public university located in the small city of Danbury. This university ranks 22nd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 26 music students who graduated with this degree at WestConn in the most recent data year. After graduation, music degree recipients generally earn an average of $20,271 at the beginning of their careers.
CCSU is a medium-sized public university located in the large suburb of New Britain. A Best Colleges rank of #678 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CCSU is a great university overall.
There were about 2 music students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent data year.
UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Bridgeport. This university ranks 24th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 6 music students who graduated with this degree at UBridgeport in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).