A degree in music is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #43 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in New Hampshire to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music. Combined, these schools handed out 46 degrees in music to qualified students.
The music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music rankings. For our Best Overall Music School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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.
The music 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 Schools in New Hampshire.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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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 degree levels they offer.
It's hard to beat Dartmouth College if you wish to pursue a degree in music. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were roughly 8 music students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat University of New Hampshire - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in music. UNH is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Durham. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were approximately 24 music students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, music degree recipients typically make about $30,901 in their early careers.
Keene State College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in music. Keene State is a small public college located in the town of Keene. This college ranks 5th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were approximately 8 music students who graduated with this degree at Keene State in the most recent data year.
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).