2024 Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Ranked #22 in popularity, music is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

There was only one school in Colorado to review for the 2024 Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Music in Colorado

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in music.

Top Colorado Schools for a Doctorate in Music

1

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

24 Annual Graduates

$40,271 Median Starting Salary

University of Colorado Boulder is a wonderful option for students interested in a doctor's degree in music. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population.

Doctorate graduates who receive their degree from the music program earn about $40,271 in their early career salary.

More information about a doctorate in music from University of Colorado Boulder

2

University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO

12 Annual Graduates

University of Northern Colorado is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in music. University of Northern Colorado is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.More information about a doctorate in music from University of Northern Colorado

Best Music Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	104	12

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Music Related Rankings by Major

Music is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Music Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	18
General Music	12
Music History	6

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.