2024 Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
24
Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
1,032
Music Degrees Awarded
$24,126
Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in
music, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #43 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music. Combined, these schools handed out 1,032 degrees in music to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Music School
The music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Music Degree Level
The music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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Best Schools for Music in the Rocky Mountains Region
The schools below may not offer all types of music degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Music
Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in music. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were about 66 music students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the music program earn around $17,786 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in music from Brigham Young University - ProvoEvery student pursuing a degree in music needs to take a look at University of Denver. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 71 music students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the music program earn around $24,034 for their early career.
More information about a degree in music from University of DenverEvery student pursuing a degree in music has to take a look at Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 72 music students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available. Those music students who get their degree from Colorado State University - Fort Collins earn $10,687 more than the average music student.
More information about a degree in music from Colorado State University - Fort CollinsUniversity of Colorado Boulder is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were about 97 music students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available. Music degree recipients from University of Colorado Boulder earn a boost of about $8,546 over the typical earnings of music graduates.
More information about a degree in music from University of Colorado BoulderLocated in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 69 music students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the music program report average early career wages of $18,079.
More information about a degree in music from University of UtahMaster's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In ID
Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #489 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of I is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 music students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music from University of IdahoMaster's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WY
Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #520 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 music students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music from University of WyomingCU Anschutz is a very large public university located in the large city of Denver. A Best Colleges rank of #585 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CU Anschutz is a great university overall.
There were roughly 104 music students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, music degree recipients generally make about $24,558 in the first five years of their career.
More information about a degree in music from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusUniversity of Northern Colorado is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Greeley. This university ranks 9th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 66 music students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent data year. Music degree recipients from University of Northern Colorado earn a boost of about $3,044 above the average income of music majors.
More information about a degree in music from University of Northern ColoradoMaster's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In UT
80
Music Degrees Awarded
Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 80 music students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music from Southern Utah University
