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 Arkansas 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 193 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. 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.
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 Arkansas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Every student pursuing a degree in music needs to look into University of Arkansas. UARK is a very large public university located in the city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were about 45 music students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the music program make around $36,386 in the first couple years of their career.
Harding University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in music. Harding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Searcy. A Best Colleges rank of #618 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harding is a great university overall.
There were about 5 music students who graduated with this degree at Harding in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in music has to take a look at University of Central Arkansas. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 35 music students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, music degree recipients generally earn an average of $35,220 in their early careers.
Any student who is interested in music has to check out John Brown University. Located in the distant town of Siloam Springs, JBU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 4th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were about 3 music students who graduated with this degree at JBU in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in music has to take a look at Arkansas State University - Main Campus. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #610 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means A-State is a great university overall.
There were about 15 music students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 5 music students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 7 music students who graduated with this degree at ATU 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. 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.
