2027 Best Music Education Schools in Tennessee
Music Education is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools to find the best for music education students.
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Best Schools for Music Education in Tennessee
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Music Education
Leading the list is Vanderbilt University, our #1 school for music education. Set in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt University is a large private not-for-profit institution. About 94% of students finish within six years. About 12 music education degrees were awarded at Vanderbilt University in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, music education degree recipients from Vanderbilt University generally make around $77,997. Vanderbilt University graduates carry a median of $13,975 in student loans.
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Belmont University is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in music education, ranking #2. Belmont University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville. About 70% of students finish within six years. About 10 music education degrees were awarded at Belmont University in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, music education degree recipients from Belmont University generally make around $49,699. Typical student debt for the program is $23,447.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
