2025 Best General Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Ranked #62 in popularity, general music is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 57 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general music. Combined, these schools handed out 1,833 bachelor's degrees in general music to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great General Music School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The general music bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality general music program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general music students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general music students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general music related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general music students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The general 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 General Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Music in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general music. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

11 Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in General Music

1

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

10 Annual Graduates

University of Miami is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general music. Located in the suburb of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general music from University of Miami

2

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Annual Graduates

Florida State University is a great decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general music. Florida State is a very large public university located in the city of Tallahassee.More information about a bachelor’s in general music from Florida State University

3

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

59 Annual Graduates

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general music. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general music from University of South Carolina - Columbia

4

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

27 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general music needs to check out Emory University. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a bachelor’s in general music from Emory University

5

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

37 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general music from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

6

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

UF is a fairly large public university located in the city of Gainesville.More information about a bachelor’s in general music from University of Florida

7

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

UGA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Athens.More information about a bachelor’s in general music from University of Georgia

8

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville.More information about a bachelor’s in general music from University of Virginia - Main Campus

9

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

23 Annual Graduates

Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.More information about a bachelor’s in general music from Virginia Tech

10

Furman University
Greenville, SC

10 Annual Graduates

Furman is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Greenville.More information about a bachelor’s in general music from Furman University

11

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the city of Knoxville.More information about a bachelor’s in general music from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for General Music students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best General Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank	College	Location
12	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro, NC
13	Elon University	Elon, NC
14	Auburn University	Auburn, AL
15	Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro, TN
16	William & Mary	Williamsburg, VA
17	The University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL
18	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Baton Rouge, LA
19	University of Mississippi	University, MS

Best General Music Colleges by State

Explore the best general music schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	253
Tennessee	460	296
North Carolina	453	216
Georgia	453	189
Virginia	421	157
South Carolina	370	121
Kentucky	331	149
Alabama	320	222
Louisiana	306	93
Arkansas	294	43
Mississippi	275	74
West Virginia	223	32

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General Music Related Rankings by Major

One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, General Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to General Music

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	915
Music Technology	432
Other Music	269
Music Theory & Composition	61
Voice Performance	52
Music History	43
Keyboard Instruments	28
Jazz Studies	27
Music Pedagogy	22
Stringed Instruments	15

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.