2024 Best General Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
21
Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
679
General Music Degrees Awarded
General Music is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #73 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 679 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. We derive our Best Overall General 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.
General Music Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for General Music in the Rocky Mountains Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general music degree levels they offer.
10 Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in General Music
Brigham Young University - Provo is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general music. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were about 15 general music students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In CO
45
General Music Degrees Awarded
University of Denver is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general music. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DU is a great university overall.
There were about 45 general music students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In CO
University of Colorado Boulder is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in general music. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 general music students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CO
90
General Music Degrees Awarded
Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general music. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 90 general music students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In UT
92
General Music Degrees Awarded
Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were about 92 general music students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year.
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Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #520 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW is a great university overall.
There were roughly 19 general music students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available.
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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 colleges nationwide means U of I is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 general music students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CO
105
General Music Degrees Awarded
CU Anschutz is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Denver. This university ranks 7th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 105 general music students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CO
64
General Music Degrees Awarded
University of Northern Colorado is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Greeley. This university ranks 9th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 64 general music students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 5 general music students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general music from Weber State University
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