2025 Best General Music Schools

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Northwestern University is a good option for students interested in a degree in general music. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 30 general music students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

It is hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you wish to pursue a degree in general music. U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 5 general music students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

3

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

It's difficult to beat Vanderbilt University if you wish to pursue a degree in general music. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 general music students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

4

New York University
New York, NY

New York University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in general music. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 27 general music students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

5

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 general music students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

6

Boston University
Boston, MA

Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 general music students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

7

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 13 general music students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

8

Brown University
Providence, RI

Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

There were about 25 general music students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.

9

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 11 general music students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.

10

Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY

Ithaca is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small suburb of Ithaca. This college ranks 23rd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 11 general music students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent data year.

11

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Coral Gables. This university ranks 6th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 3 general music students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.

12

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 58 general music students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.

13

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 general music students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.

14

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 general music students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

15

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

UofSC is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. This university ranks 1st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 63 general music students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.

16

Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.

There were about 22 general music students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.

17

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 151 general music students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.

18

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. This university ranks 8th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 97 general music students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

19

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

UO is a fairly large public university located in the city of Eugene. This university ranks 1st out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were approximately 38 general music students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent year we have data available.

20

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 103 general music students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

21

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 44 general music students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

22

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 10 general music students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

23

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. This university ranks 6th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 2 general music students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.

24

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 17 general music students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 36 general music students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.