2024 Best General Music Schools in New Jersey
12
Colleges in New Jersey
303
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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for general music students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 303 degrees in general music during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great General Music School
Your choice of general music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
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.
General Music Rankings by 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 New Jersey list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest 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 New Jersey
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 New Jersey Schools in General Music
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In NJ
Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general music. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were about 10 general music students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general music from Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In NJ
Rider University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general music. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 12th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 4 general music students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general music from Rider University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NJ
60
General Music Degrees Awarded
Montclair State University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in general music. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #346 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Montclair State is a great university overall.
There were about 60 general music students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general music from Montclair State University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NJ
40
General Music Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in general music needs to take a look at Rowan University. Rowan is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Glassboro. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.
There were approximately 40 general music students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general music from Rowan University
TCNJ is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Ewing. A Best Colleges rank of #251 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCNJ is a great college overall.
There were about 18 general music students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general music from The College of New Jersey
Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 31st out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 27 general music students who graduated with this degree at NJCU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general music from New Jersey City University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NJ
Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of West Long Branch. This university ranks 13th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 29 general music students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NJ
49
General Music Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 49 general music students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general music from William Paterson University of New Jersey
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In NJ
32
General Music Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 20th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 32 general music students who graduated with this degree at Ramapo College in the most recent year we have data available.
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Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #263 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rutgers Newark is a great university overall.
There were about 2 general music students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general music from Rutgers University - Newark
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