2026 Best Music History Schools in the Southeast Region
Music History 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 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for music history students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Music History in the Southeast Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall music history education in the Southeast Region.
Top Schools in Music History
West Virginia University tops our 2026 ranking of the best music history schools. This very large public university is located in the city of Morgantown. The six-year graduation rate is 64%. West Virginia University awarded about 23 music history degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their music history degree from West Virginia University earn around $26,011 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $25,000.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 · 10 schools 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.
