2024 Best Music History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Music History is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #653 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Music History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 37 bachelor's degrees in music history to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on music history students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of music history students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized music history related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for music history students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The music history 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 Music History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Music History in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in music history.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Music History

1

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

University of Kentucky is a good decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in music history. UK is a very large public university located in the large city of Lexington.More information about a bachelor’s in music history from University of Kentucky

2

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

West Virginia University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in music history. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in music history from West Virginia University

Best Music History Colleges by State

Explore the best music history schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	453	0
Virginia	421	12
South Carolina	370	7
Kentucky	331	6
Arkansas	294	0
West Virginia	223	12

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Music History Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Music History

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	1,845
Music Performance	986
Music Technology	318
Other Music	246
Music Theory & Composition	54
Jazz Studies	50
Voice Performance	39
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	17
Music Pedagogy	17
Keyboard Instruments	13

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.