2025 Best Music Management Schools
27
Colleges in the United States
1,938
Music Management Degrees Awarded
A degree in
music management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #312 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 27 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for music management students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,938 degrees in music management to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Music Management School
Your choice of music management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Music Management 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 Management Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Management Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Music Management in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of music management degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Schools in Music Management
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TN
272
Music Management Degrees Awarded
Belmont University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in music management. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #237 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.
There were about 272 music management students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music management from Belmont University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
87
Music Management Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in music management has to take a look at University of Southern California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 87 music management students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music management from University of Southern California
Masters
Degree Type
MBA in Music Business
Program Name
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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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
49
Music Management Degrees Awarded
Columbia College Chicago is a great choice for students interested in a degree in music management. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #212 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great college overall.
There were roughly 49 music management students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In PA
44
Music Management Degrees Awarded
Drexel University is a great option for students interested in a degree in music management. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.
There were approximately 44 music management students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
40
Music Management Degrees Awarded
Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 40 music management students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.
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Located in the suburb of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were approximately 29 music management students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.
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UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 9 music management students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music management from University of California - Los Angeles
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
273
Music Management Degrees Awarded
Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Boston.
There were approximately 273 music management students who graduated with this degree at Berklee College of Music in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OH
Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.
There were about 27 music management students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In IL
DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were about 2 music management students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.
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