by our College Data Analytics Team
Music is taught at colleges nationwide, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. The schools below are the most focused on music in the United States, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 719 schools in the United States that offer music awards in the field.
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The colleges and universities below are the most focused on music in the United States, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
The most focused school in the country for music is The New England Conservatory Of Music. Located in the city of Boston, The New England Conservatory Of Music is a private not-for-profit university. Music accounts for around 100% of the degrees granted here, or about 256 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at The New England Conservatory Of Music
San Francisco Conservatory Of Music is one of the most focused music schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of San Francisco, San Francisco Conservatory Of Music is a private not-for-profit institution. Music accounts for around 100% of the degrees granted here, or about 153 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for San Francisco Conservatory Of Music
Cleveland Institute Of Music ranks #3 for music by degree focus. Set in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland Institute Of Music is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 100% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 129 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Cleveland Institute Of Music
Curtis Institute Of Music came in at #4 on our list of the most focused music schools. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Curtis Institute Of Music is a private not-for-profit university. About 100% of the degrees Curtis Institute Of Music awards are in music, or about 36 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Curtis Institute Of Music
A rank of #5 makes Manhattan School Of Music one of the most focused schools for music. Located in the city of New York, Manhattan School Of Music is a private not-for-profit university. Music accounts for around 94% of the degrees granted here, or about 354 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Manhattan School Of Music
The Juilliard School placed #6 for music by degree focus. Set in the city of New York, The Juilliard School is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 87% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 282 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for The Juilliard School
Los Angeles Music Academy comes in at #7 for music focus this year. Los Angeles Music Academy is a private for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena. About 86% of the degrees Los Angeles Music Academy awards are in music, or about 37 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Los Angeles Music Academy
Longy School Of Music Of Bard College comes in at #8 for music focus this year. Longy School Of Music Of Bard College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. At this school, roughly 84% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 112 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Longy School Of Music Of Bard College
Puerto Rico Conservatory Of Music landed the #9 spot among the most focused music schools. Located in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico Conservatory Of Music is a public university. About 73% of the degrees Puerto Rico Conservatory Of Music awards are in music, or about 40 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Puerto Rico Conservatory Of Music
Atlanta Institute Of Music And Media ranked #10 on our list of the most focused music schools. Atlanta Institute Of Music And Media is a private for-profit school located in the suburb of Duluth. At this school, roughly 67% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 49 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Atlanta Institute Of Music And Media
Musicians Institute landed the #11 spot among the most focused music schools. Musicians Institute is a private for-profit school located in the city of Hollywood. At this school, roughly 66% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 205 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Musicians Institute
Los Angeles Film School landed the #12 spot among the most focused music schools. Los Angeles Film School is a private for-profit school located in the city of Hollywood. Music accounts for around 49% of the degrees granted here, or about 622 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Los Angeles Film School
Visible Music College landed the #13 spot among the most focused music schools. Located in the city of Memphis, Visible Music College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 42% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 30 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Visible Music College
Berklee College Of Music comes in at #14 for music focus this year. Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College Of Music is a private not-for-profit university. About 42% of the degrees Berklee College Of Music awards are in music, or about 803 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Berklee College Of Music
University Of Silicon Andhra ranked #15 on our list of the most focused music schools. Set in the city of Milpitas, University Of Silicon Andhra is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 36% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 22 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for University Of Silicon Andhra
Seattle Film Institute landed the #16 spot among the most focused music schools. Set in the city of Seattle, Seattle Film Institute is a private for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 29% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Seattle Film Institute
Oberlin College placed #17 for music by degree focus. Oberlin College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Oberlin. At this school, roughly 24% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 162 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Oberlin College
University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts placed #18 for music by degree focus. Set in the city of Winston Salem, University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts is a public institution. At this school, roughly 17% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 46 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts
California Institute Of The Arts comes in at #19 for music focus this year. Set in the suburb of Valencia, California Institute Of The Arts is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 15% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 62 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at California Institute Of The Arts
Lawrence University ranked #20 on our list of the most focused music schools. Located in the city of Appleton, Lawrence University is a private not-for-profit university. About 14% of the degrees Lawrence University awards are in music, or about 51 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Lawrence University
Cogswell Polytechnical College comes in at #21 for music focus this year. Set in the city of San Jose, Cogswell Polytechnical College is a private for-profit institution. Music accounts for around 13% of the degrees granted here, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Cogswell Polytechnical College
Morris Brown College comes in at #22 for music focus this year. Morris Brown College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta. About 12% of the degrees Morris Brown College awards are in music, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Morris Brown College
Five Towns College comes in at #23 for music focus this year. Located in the suburb of Dix Hills, Five Towns College is a private for-profit university. About 11% of the degrees Five Towns College awards are in music, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Five Towns College
Schenectady County Community College landed the #24 spot among the most focused music schools. Schenectady County Community College is a public school located in the city of Schenectady. About 10% of the degrees Schenectady County Community College awards are in music, or about 33 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Schenectady County Community College
Oklahoma City University ranked #25 on our list of the most focused music schools. Set in the city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City University is a private not-for-profit institution. Music accounts for around 10% of the degrees granted here, or about 74 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Oklahoma City University
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This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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