Music is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #43 most popular 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 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Music Schools in Utah ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 352 degrees in music to qualified students.
Your choice of music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Schools in Utah list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music degrees they offer, see the list below.
Brigham Young University - Provo is a great option for students interested in a degree in music. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 82 music students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year. After graduating, music degree recipients typically make an average of $17,786 in the first five years of their career.
It is hard to beat University of Utah if you wish to pursue a degree in music. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were about 94 music students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the music program earn about $18,079 for their early career.
Any student pursuing a degree in music has to check out Southern Utah University. Southern Utah University is a large public university located in the town of Cedar City. This university ranks 9th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 42 music students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent data year.
Weber State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. WSU is a very large public university located in the city of Ogden. This university ranks 6th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 19 music students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #279 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UVU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 24 music students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #341 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 32 music students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, music degree recipients generally make an average of $13,577 in their early careers.
Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 1 music students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 8th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 5 music students who graduated with this degree at Salt Lake Community College 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).
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Your choice of music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
