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2024 Best Music Performance Schools in Minnesota

6 Colleges in Minnesota
41 Music Performance Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in music performance, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #116 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for music performance students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 41 degrees in music performance to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Music Performance School

Best Music Performance Schools in Minnesota The music performance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Performance rankings. We derive our Best Overall Music Performance 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.

Music Performance Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Music Performance

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Performance Schools in Minnesota list to help you make the college 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 Music Performance 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 music performance degree levels they offer.

Top Minnesota Schools in Music Performance

1
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St Olaf College
Northfield, MN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

Any student pursuing a degree in music performance has to take a look at St Olaf College. 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 schools nationwide means St. Olaf is a great college overall.

There were approximately 19 music performance students who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent year we have data available.

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

2

University of Minnesota - Duluth is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in music performance. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #328 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Duluth is a great university overall.More information about a degree in music performance from University of Minnesota - Duluth

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MN

Winona State University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in music performance. 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 schools nationwide means Winona State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent data year.

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

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in music performance has to look into Concordia College at Moorhead. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Moorhead. This college ranks 20th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 7 music performance 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 music performance from Concordia College at Moorhead

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MN

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

There were about 2 music performance students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent data year.

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

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

Best Music Performance Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Missouri 693 93
Iowa 648 33
Kansas 599 24
Nebraska 500 7
North Dakota 416 6
South Dakota 381 2

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Music 208
Jazz Studies 6
Music Theory & Composition 4
Other Music 3

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