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MBA in Music Business
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Best Schools for Music History in New Jersey
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music history degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Music History
Our analysis ranked Rider University the best school in the country for a degree in music history. Set in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. The six-year graduation rate is 61%. Rider University awarded about 11 music history degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, music history degree recipients from Rider University generally make around $26,943. Rider University graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
Read more about the music history program at Rider University
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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 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.
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