A degree in music is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #43 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Idaho to determine which ones were the best for music students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 96 degrees in music during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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. For our Best Overall Music School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Schools in Idaho ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the music degree levels they offer.
University of Idaho is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #489 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U of I is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 music students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year.
Boise State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music. Boise State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Boise. A Best Colleges rank of #526 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boise State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 music students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent data year.
Brigham Young University - Idaho is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Rexburg. This university ranks 3rd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 33 music students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the music program report average early career earnings of $13,700.
It's difficult to beat Idaho State University if you wish to pursue a degree in music. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 12 music students who graduated with this degree at ISU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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. For our Best Overall Music School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
