2024 Best General Music Schools in the Far Western US Region
55
Colleges in the Far Western US Region
1,926
General Music Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in
general music, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #73 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 55 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Music Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,926 degrees in general music during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great General Music School
The general music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Music rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general music schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your General Music Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Music Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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Best Schools for General Music in the Far Western US Region
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 general music degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Far Western US Region Schools in General Music
It is hard to beat University of Southern California if you want to pursue a degree in general music. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 general music students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general music from University of Southern California
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
55
General Music Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you want to pursue a degree in general music. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 55 general music students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general music from University of California - Los Angeles
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
54
General Music Degrees Awarded
University of California - Berkeley is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general music. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 54 general music students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
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It is hard to beat Chapman University if you want to pursue a degree in general music. Chapman is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Orange. This university ranks 32nd out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 6 general music students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general music from Chapman University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
10th
Most Popular In WA
Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 4 general music students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general music from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.
There were about 22 general music students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general music from University of California - Irvine
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
13th
Most Popular In CA
UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.
There were about 23 general music students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general music from University of California - San Diego
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
92nd
Most Popular In CA
Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 45th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 4 general music students who graduated with this degree at University of Redlands in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general music from University of Redlands
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OR
49
General Music Degrees Awarded
UO is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Eugene. This university ranks 2nd out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 49 general music students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general music from University of Oregon
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
54th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #95 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.
There were about 8 general music students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general music from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
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