2024 Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

Music Performance is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #257 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 67 associate degrees in music performance during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to music performance students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other music performance students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• 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 performance related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for music performance students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Music Performance Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Music Performance in Tennessee

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in music performance.

Top Tennessee Schools for an Associate in Music Performance

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Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Trevecca Nazarene University is a wonderful choice for students interested in an associate degree in music performance. Located in the large city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in music performance from Trevecca Nazarene University

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Nashville State Community College
Nashville, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Nashville State Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in music performance. Located in the city of Nashville, Nashville State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in music performance from Nashville State Community College

2

Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Chattanooga State Community College is a great decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in music performance. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Chattanooga.More information about a associate in music performance from Chattanooga State Community College

Best Music Performance Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Music Performance Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	232	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Music Performance

Music Performance is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Music Performance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	1

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.