2024 Best Music Schools in Colorado
10
Colleges in Colorado
554
Music Degrees Awarded
$28,067
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 looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Music Schools in Colorado ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 554 degrees in music during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Music School
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
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Schools in Colorado ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Music in Colorado
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.
10 Top Colorado Schools in Music
University of Denver is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in music. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 69 music students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, music degree recipients usually make around $24,034 at the beginning of their careers.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in music. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 90 music students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the music degree program at Colorado State University - Fort Collins make $6,746 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
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It's difficult to beat University of Colorado Boulder if you want to pursue a degree in music. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Boulder. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were roughly 124 music students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available. Music degree recipients from University of Colorado Boulder receive an earnings boost of about $4,605 above the average income of music graduates.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #585 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CU Anschutz is a great university overall.
There were approximately 117 music students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the music program report average early career wages of $24,558.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #701 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Northern Colorado is a great university overall.
There were roughly 64 music students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the music program make around $27,171 in the first couple years of working.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
16th
Most Popular In CO
FLC is a small public college located in the distant town of Durango. This college ranks 25th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 1 music students who graduated with this degree at FLC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In CO
Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 28th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 7 music students who graduated with this degree at Colorado Mesa in the most recent year we have data available.
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Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo. This university ranks 27th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 16 music students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State University - Pueblo in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
12th
Most Popular In CO
Western is a small public university located in the town of Gunnison. This university ranks 29th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 3 music students who graduated with this degree at Western in the most recent data year.
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Located in the city of Aurora, CCA is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #767 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CCA is a great college overall.
There were approximately 3 music students who graduated with this degree at CCA in the most recent year we have data available.
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