2024 Best Music Schools in Virginia
12
Colleges in Virginia
632
Music Degrees Awarded
$27,058
Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in
music, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #43 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 12 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Music Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 632 degrees in music during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Music School
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.
Pick Your Music Degree Level
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 Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Music in Virginia
The schools below may not offer all types of music degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Virginia Schools in Music
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In VA
46
Music Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat University of Virginia - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in music. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 46 music students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music from University of Virginia - Main Campus
It's difficult to beat James Madison University if you want to pursue a degree in music. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were about 77 music students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the music program at James Madison University earn $5,441 more than the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
More information about a degree in music from James Madison University
It is hard to beat Virginia Tech if you wish to pursue a degree in music. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 19 music students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music from Virginia Tech
It's hard to beat Shenandoah University if you want to pursue a degree in music. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #302 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Shenandoah is a great university overall.
There were about 67 music students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the music program earn about $23,188 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in music from Shenandoah University
Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg. This university ranks 12th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 119 music students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the music program report average early career wages of $28,521.
More information about a degree in music from Liberty University
Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were about 83 music students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available. Music degree recipients from George Mason University earn a boost of approximately $2,520 above the typical earnings of music majors.
More information about a degree in music from George Mason University
VCU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Richmond. A Best Colleges rank of #240 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means VCU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 50 music students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the music program earn about $22,973 in the first couple years of working.
More information about a degree in music from Virginia Commonwealth University
Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 29 music students who graduated with this degree at Radford in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the music program report average early career earnings of $28,956.
More information about a degree in music from Radford University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
16th
Most Popular In VA
Located in the city of Newport News, CNU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 17th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 7 music students who graduated with this degree at CNU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music from Christopher Newport University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
12th
Most Popular In VA
Located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 21st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 12 music students who graduated with this degree at UMW in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music from University of Mary Washington
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