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2024 Best General Music Schools in Minnesota

10 Colleges in Minnesota
208 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.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Music Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 208 degrees in general music during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great General Music School

Best General Music Schools in Minnesota 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

Associate Degrees in General Music
Bachelor's Degrees in General Music
Master's Degrees in General Music
Doctor's Degrees in General Music

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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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 Minnesota Schools in General Music

1
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St Olaf College
Northfield, MN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN
10.0% Growth in Graduates

St Olaf College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general music. Located in the distant town of Northfield, St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #190 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means St. Olaf is a great college overall.

There were about 30 general music students who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general music from St Olaf College

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN
69 General Music Degrees Awarded

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general music. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were approximately 69 general music students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general music from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MN
33.3% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Concordia College at Moorhead if you wish to pursue a degree in general music. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Moorhead. This college ranks 20th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 9 general music students who graduated with this degree at Concordia College Moorhead in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general music from Concordia College at Moorhead

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MN
28.6% Growth in Graduates

University of Minnesota - Duluth is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general music. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #328 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Duluth is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 general music students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general music from University of Minnesota - Duluth

4
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Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MN
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Hamline University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general music. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #365 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Hamline is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 general music students who graduated with this degree at Hamline in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general music from Hamline University

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
22nd Most Popular In MN

Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #408 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Winona State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 general music students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general music from Winona State University

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In MN

Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 4 general music students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general music from Saint Cloud State University

7

Bemidji State University is a small public university located in the remote town of Bemidji. This university ranks 35th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.More information about a degree in general music from Bemidji State University

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
16th Most Popular In MN

Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public university located in the city of Mankato. A Best Colleges rank of #351 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 general music students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general music from Minnesota State University - Mankato

9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
22nd Most Popular In MN

SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Winona. This university ranks 23rd out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 1 general music students who graduated with this degree at SMU MN in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general music from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Best General Music Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best General Music Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Missouri 693 219
Iowa 648 172
Kansas 599 150
Nebraska 500 122
North Dakota 416 69
South Dakota 381 31

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One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, General Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music Performance 41
Jazz Studies 6
Music Theory & Composition 4
Other Music 3

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