by our College Data Analytics Team
Music is available at many schools, but only at some does it account for a large share of the degrees the school grants. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in music than other colleges that offer the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 17 schools in Missouri offering music.
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Below are the schools where music makes up the largest share of degrees in Missouri.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to music than Urshan College. Urshan College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wentzville. About 6% of the degrees Urshan College awards are in music, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Urshan College
William Jewell College ranks #2 for music by degree focus. Located in the suburb of Liberty, William Jewell College is a private not-for-profit university. About 4% of the degrees William Jewell College awards are in music, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for William Jewell College
University Of Missouri Kansas City ranks #3 for music by degree focus. Set in the city of Kansas City, University Of Missouri Kansas City is a public institution. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 114 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at University Of Missouri Kansas City
A rank of #4 makes Evangel University one of the most focused schools for music. Evangel University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield. Music accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Evangel University
Truman State University came in at #5 on our list of the most focused music schools. Set in the town of Kirksville, Truman State University is a public institution. Music accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 23 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Truman State University
College Of The Ozarks comes in at #6 for music focus this year. Located in the town of Point Lookout, College Of The Ozarks is a private not-for-profit university. Music accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for College Of The Ozarks
East Central College comes in at #7 for music focus this year. East Central College is a public school located in the town of Union. 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 East Central College
St Charles Community College landed the #8 spot among the most focused music schools. Located in the suburb of Cottleville, St Charles Community College is a public university. About 1% of the degrees St Charles Community College awards are in music, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at St Charles Community College
Missouri State University Springfield placed #9 for music by degree focus. Set in the city of Springfield, Missouri State University Springfield is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.8% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 48 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Missouri State University Springfield
University Of Missouri Columbia landed the #10 spot among the most focused music schools. Located in the city of Columbia, University Of Missouri Columbia is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.7% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 75 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at University Of Missouri Columbia
Park University ranked #11 on our list of the most focused music schools. Set in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit institution. Music accounts for around 0.6% of the degrees granted here, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Park University
Webster University placed #12 for music by degree focus. Webster University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis. At this school, roughly 0.6% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Webster University
Missouri Southern State University comes in at #13 for music focus this year. Missouri Southern State University is a public school located in the city of Joplin. About 0.5% of the degrees Missouri Southern State University awards are in music, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Missouri Southern State University
University Of Missouri St Louis comes in at #14 for music focus this year. Set in the suburb of Saint Louis, University Of Missouri St Louis is a public institution. About 0.5% of the degrees University Of Missouri St Louis awards are in music, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for University Of Missouri St Louis
University Of Central Missouri landed the #15 spot among the most focused music schools. Set in the town of Warrensburg, University Of Central Missouri is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 18 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at University Of Central Missouri
Southeast Missouri State University comes in at #16 for music focus this year. Southeast Missouri State University is a public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau. At this school, roughly 0.4% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Southeast Missouri State University
Washington University In St Louis placed #17 for music by degree focus. Washington University In St Louis is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of St. Louis. Music accounts for around 0.1% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Washington University In St Louis
The ranking above is published 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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