2027 Best General Music Schools in North Carolina
General Music degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general music students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for General Music in North Carolina
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 general music degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in General Music
Our analysis ranked East Carolina University the best school in the country for a degree in general music. East Carolina University is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville. The six-year graduation rate is 63%. East Carolina University awarded about 40 general music degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, general music degree recipients from East Carolina University generally make around $26,222. East Carolina University graduates carry a median of $26,000 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school 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.
