by our College Data Analytics Team
Music is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. 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 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that offer music awards in the field.
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Below are the schools where music makes up the largest share of degrees in the Rocky Mountains Region.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to music than Snow College. Snow College is a public school located in the town of Ephraim. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 64 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Snow College
University Of Northern Colorado is one of the most focused music schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Greeley, University Of Northern Colorado is a public institution. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 65 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for University Of Northern Colorado
Northwest College is one of the most focused music schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the town of Powell, Northwest College is a public institution. About 2% of the degrees Northwest College awards are in music, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Northwest College
Southern Utah University ranks #4 for music by degree focus. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public university. About 2% of the degrees Southern Utah University awards are in music, or about 94 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Southern Utah University
University Of Colorado Denver came in at #5 on our list of the most focused music schools. Set in the city of Denver, University Of Colorado Denver is a public institution. About 2% of the degrees University Of Colorado Denver awards are in music, or about 101 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at University Of Colorado Denver
Colorado State University Pueblo ranked #6 on our list of the most focused music schools. Located in the city of Pueblo, Colorado State University Pueblo is a public university. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Colorado State University Pueblo
University Of Denver placed #7 for music by degree focus. Set in the city of Denver, University Of Denver is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 66 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for University Of Denver
Colorado College ranked #8 on our list of the most focused music schools. Colorado College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs. Music accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Colorado College
Sheridan College ranked #9 on our list of the most focused music schools. Located in the town of Sheridan, Sheridan College is a public university. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Sheridan College
University Of Colorado Boulder ranked #10 on our list of the most focused music schools. Located in the city of Boulder, University Of Colorado Boulder is a public university. Music accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 109 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at University Of Colorado Boulder
University Of Idaho landed the #11 spot among the most focused music schools. University Of Idaho is a public school located in the town of Moscow. Music accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 29 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for University Of Idaho
Colorado State University Fort Collins ranked #12 on our list of the most focused music schools. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State University Fort Collins is a public university. About 1% of the degrees Colorado State University Fort Collins awards are in music, or about 81 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Colorado State University Fort Collins
Brigham Young University Provo landed the #13 spot among the most focused music schools. Located in the city of Provo, Brigham Young University Provo is a private not-for-profit university. About 0.9% of the degrees Brigham Young University Provo awards are in music, or about 75 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Brigham Young University Provo
Fort Lewis College landed the #14 spot among the most focused music schools. Set in the town of Durango, Fort Lewis College is a public institution. About 0.8% of the degrees Fort Lewis College awards are in music, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Fort Lewis College
University Of Utah placed #15 for music by degree focus. Set in the city of Salt Lake City, University Of Utah is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.8% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 77 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for University Of Utah
The University Of Montana comes in at #16 for music focus this year. Located in the city of Missoula, The University Of Montana is a public university. Music accounts for around 0.8% of the degrees granted here, or about 23 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for The University Of Montana
Metropolitan State College Of Denver landed the #17 spot among the most focused music schools. Metropolitan State College Of Denver is a public school located in the city of Denver. About 0.7% of the degrees Metropolitan State College Of Denver awards are in music, or about 24 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Metropolitan State College Of Denver
Utah Valley University placed #18 for music by degree focus. Located in the city of Orem, Utah Valley University is a public university. About 0.6% of the degrees Utah Valley University awards are in music, or about 76 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Utah Valley University
Montana State University landed the #19 spot among the most focused music schools. Located in the city of Bozeman, Montana State University is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Montana State University
Colorado Christian University placed #20 for music by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Lakewood, Colorado Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 0.4% of the degrees Colorado Christian University awards are in music, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Colorado Christian University
University Of Wyoming placed #21 for music by degree focus. University Of Wyoming is a public school located in the town of Laramie. About 0.4% of the degrees University Of Wyoming awards are in music, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for University Of Wyoming
Idaho State University ranked #22 on our list of the most focused music schools. Located in the city of Pocatello, Idaho State University is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.4% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Idaho State University
Boise State University ranked #23 on our list of the most focused music schools. Boise State University is a public school located in the city of Boise. At this school, roughly 0.3% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 20 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Boise State University
Utah State University landed the #24 spot among the most focused music schools. Utah State University is a public school located in the city of Logan. At this school, roughly 0.2% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 26 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Utah State University
Dixie State College Of Utah landed the #25 spot among the most focused music schools. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College Of Utah is a public university. About 0.2% of the degrees Dixie State College Of Utah awards are in music, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Dixie State College Of Utah
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most focused music list:
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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