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2024 Best Music Schools in Arizona

4 Colleges in Arizona
260 Music Degrees Awarded
$28,179 Avg Early-Career Salary
Music is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #43 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for music students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 260 degrees in music during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Music School

Best Music Schools in Arizona 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. We derive our Best Overall Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Associate Degrees in Music
Bachelor's Degrees in Music
Master's Degrees in Music
Doctor's Degrees in Music

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Schools in Arizona ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Music in Arizona

If you aren't 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 Arizona Schools in Music

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
54 Music Degrees Awarded
$32,649 Median Starting Salary

University of Arizona is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were about 54 music students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Those music students who get their degree from University of Arizona earn $4,470 more than the average music graduate.

More information about a degree in music from University of Arizona

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
124 Music Degrees Awarded
$23,507 Median Starting Salary

Arizona State University - Tempe is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in music. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were approximately 124 music students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, music degree recipients generally make around $23,507 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in music from Arizona State University - Tempe

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Music Degrees Awarded
$28,782 Median Starting Salary

Northern Arizona University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in music. NAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Flagstaff. This university ranks 5th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were roughly 35 music students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the music program state that they receive average early career earnings of $28,782.

More information about a degree in music from Northern Arizona University

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In AZ
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in music needs to look into Grand Canyon University. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. This university ranks 4th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were roughly 5 music students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music from Grand Canyon University

Best Music Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Music Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Texas3172,045
Oklahoma257378
New Mexico21966

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Music Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
Music Performance152
General Music100
Music Theory & Composition5
Music Technology2
Music Pedagogy1

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts5,411
Design & Applied Arts806
Film, Video & Photographic Arts457
Drama & Theater Arts191
General Visual & Performing Arts151
Dance96
Arts & Media Management59
Other Visual Art9

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