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2024 Best Music Schools in Vermont

3 Colleges in Vermont
63 Music Degrees Awarded
$24,877 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 3 schools in Vermont to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 degrees in music during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Music School

Best Music Schools in Vermont 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.

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.

Pick Your Music Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Music
Bachelor's Degrees in Music

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Schools in Vermont list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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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Best Schools for Music in Vermont

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 Vermont Schools in Music

1
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Bennington College
Bennington, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$21,599 Median Starting Salary

Bennington College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. Located in the town of Bennington, Bennington is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #456 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bennington is a great college overall.

There were approximately 18 music students who graduated with this degree at Bennington in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, music degree recipients usually earn about $21,599 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in music from Bennington College

2
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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In VT

University of Vermont is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were approximately 14 music students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music from University of Vermont

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$28,154 Median Starting Salary
$24,705 Median Student Debt

Northern Vermont University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in music. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were about 15 music students who graduated with this degree at Northern Vermont University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the music degree program at Northern Vermont University make $3,278 above the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in music from Northern Vermont University

Best Music Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Music Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 1,405
Connecticut 241 420
New Hampshire 210 46
Maine 202 55
Rhode Island 200 72

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Music Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Music 41
Other Music 11
Music Theory & Composition 8
Music History 2
Sound Arts 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 120
Design & Applied Arts 100
General Visual & Performing Arts 81
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 67
Drama & Theater Arts 52
Other Visual Art 28
Arts & Media Management 19
Dance 14
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 9

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