If you pursue a degree in general music, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #73 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Music Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 335 degrees in general music to qualified students.
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Your choice of general music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general 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.
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 General Music Schools in New Jersey list to help you make the college decision.
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Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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 general music degrees they offer, see the list below.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general music. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were about 6 general music students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
The College of New Jersey is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general music. TCNJ is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Ewing. A Best Colleges rank of #200 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TCNJ is a great college overall.
There were approximately 24 general music students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent data year.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Any student who is interested in general music has to take a look at Rowan University. Rowan is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Glassboro. This university ranks 13th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 27 general music students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.
Montclair State University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in general music. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #290 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Montclair State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 77 general music students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #341 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means William Paterson University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 61 general music students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 26 general music students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 18th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 22 general music students who graduated with this degree at Ramapo College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 36th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 24 general music students who graduated with this degree at NJCU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of general music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general music schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
