by our College Data Analytics Team
Music is available at many schools, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on music — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 569 schools in the United States that offer music awards in the field.
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Below are the most focused music schools at the bachelor’s degree level, ranked by the share of degrees awarded in the major.
The New England Conservatory Of Music tops our list of the most focused music schools. Set in the city of Boston, The New England Conservatory Of Music is a private not-for-profit institution. Music accounts for around 100% of the degrees granted here, or about 91 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for The New England Conservatory Of Music
Cleveland Institute Of Music came in at #2 on our list of the most focused music schools. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland Institute Of Music is a private not-for-profit university. About 100% of the degrees Cleveland Institute Of Music awards are in music, or about 56 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Cleveland Institute Of Music
San Francisco Conservatory Of Music is one of the most focused music schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of San Francisco, San Francisco Conservatory Of Music is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 100% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 56 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for San Francisco Conservatory Of Music
A rank of #4 makes Musicians Institute one of the most focused schools for music. Musicians Institute is a private for-profit school located in the city of Hollywood. About 100% of the degrees Musicians Institute awards are in music, or about 43 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Musicians Institute
Los Angeles Music Academy is one of the most focused music schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Los Angeles Music Academy is a private for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena. At this school, roughly 86% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 24 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Los Angeles Music Academy
Manhattan School Of Music placed #6 for music by degree focus. Set in the city of New York, Manhattan School Of Music is a private not-for-profit institution. About 79% of the degrees Manhattan School Of Music awards are in music, or about 85 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Manhattan School Of Music
Puerto Rico Conservatory Of Music ranked #7 on our list of the most focused music schools. Puerto Rico Conservatory Of Music is a public school located in the city of San Juan. About 79% of the degrees Puerto Rico Conservatory Of Music awards are in music, or about 33 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Puerto Rico Conservatory Of Music
The Juilliard School landed the #8 spot among the most focused music schools. Located in the city of New York, The Juilliard School is a private not-for-profit university. Music accounts for around 76% of the degrees granted here, or about 99 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for The Juilliard School
Snow College comes in at #9 for music focus this year. Located in the town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public university. At this school, roughly 72% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 28 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Snow College
Visible Music College ranked #10 on our list of the most focused music schools. Set in the city of Memphis, Visible Music College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 46% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Visible Music College
Berklee College Of Music ranked #11 on our list of the most focused music schools. Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College Of Music is a private not-for-profit university. About 43% of the degrees Berklee College Of Music awards are in music, or about 652 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Berklee College Of Music
Los Angeles Film School landed the #12 spot among the most focused music schools. Located in the city of Hollywood, Los Angeles Film School is a private for-profit university. Music accounts for around 28% of the degrees granted here, or about 237 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Los Angeles Film School
Oberlin College ranked #13 on our list of the most focused music schools. Oberlin College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Oberlin. Music accounts for around 23% of the degrees granted here, or about 154 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Oberlin College
California Institute Of The Arts landed the #14 spot among the most focused music schools. California Institute Of The Arts is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valencia. About 15% of the degrees California Institute Of The Arts awards are in music, or about 36 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at California Institute Of The Arts
Oklahoma City University comes in at #15 for music focus this year. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 15% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 55 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Oklahoma City University
Lawrence University comes in at #16 for music focus this year. Set in the city of Appleton, Lawrence University is a private not-for-profit institution. Music accounts for around 14% of the degrees granted here, or about 51 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Lawrence University
Morris Brown College placed #17 for music by degree focus. Morris Brown College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta. Music accounts for around 13% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Morris Brown College
The Baptist College Of Florida placed #18 for music by degree focus. Located in the rural area of Graceville, The Baptist College Of Florida is a private not-for-profit university. Music accounts for around 13% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for The Baptist College Of Florida
Cogswell Polytechnical College ranked #19 on our list of the most focused music schools. Located in the city of San Jose, Cogswell Polytechnical College is a private for-profit university. Music accounts for around 11% of the degrees granted here, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Cogswell Polytechnical College
Five Towns College ranked #20 on our list of the most focused music schools. 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 12 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Five Towns College
University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts comes in at #21 for music focus this year. Located in the city of Winston Salem, University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts is a public university. Music accounts for around 10% of the degrees granted here, or about 21 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts
Capital University landed the #22 spot among the most focused music schools. Set in the suburb of Columbus, Capital University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 10% of the degrees Capital University awards are in music, or about 43 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Capital University
Luther College comes in at #23 for music focus this year. Located in the town of Decorah, Luther College is a private not-for-profit university. About 9% of the degrees Luther College awards are in music, or about 30 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Luther College
Houghton College comes in at #24 for music focus this year. Located in the rural area of Houghton, Houghton College is a private not-for-profit university. About 8% of the degrees Houghton College awards are in music, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Houghton College
Bennington College comes in at #25 for music focus this year. Located in the town of Bennington, Bennington College is a private not-for-profit university. About 8% of the degrees Bennington College awards are in music, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Bennington College
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This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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