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Featured Music Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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Best Schools for Music in Montana
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 degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Music
Leading the list is Montana State University, our #1 school for music. Montana State University is a large public school located in the city of Bozeman. Montana State University graduates 57% of students within six years. Montana State University awarded about 17 music degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their music degree from Montana State University earn around $38,807 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $23,635 to complete this degree.
See the full music program report for Montana State University
The University Of Montana is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in music, ranking #2. Located in the city of Missoula, The University Of Montana is a large public university. The six-year graduation rate is 49%. There were roughly 23 music students who graduated with this degree at The University Of Montana in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, music degree recipients from The University Of Montana generally make around $42,654. Typical student debt for the program is $24,342.
Read more about the music program at The University Of Montana
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools 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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