2024 Best General Music Schools in the Southeast Region
92Colleges in the Southeast Region
2,343General Music Degrees Awarded
Ranked #73 in popularity, general music is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 92 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for general music students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,343 degrees in general music to qualified students.
Your choice of general music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Music School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.
The general music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Music Schools in the Southeast Region.
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Best Schools for General Music in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of general music degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Emory University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in general music. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were about 22 general music students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in general music has to check out Vanderbilt University. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 general music students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Duke University if you want to pursue a degree in general music. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 general music students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
University of Miami is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general music. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 general music students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.
Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were about 53 general music students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.
UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 62 general music students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 65 general music students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.
Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 46 general music students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were approximately 28 general music students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 13 general music students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 48 general music students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 general music students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent data year.
Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 19 general music students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.
Here are some additional great schools for General Music students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best General Music Schools in the Southeast Region award.
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).
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Your choice of general music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Music School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
