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2025 Best Music History Bachelor's Degree Schools

14 Colleges in the United States
144 Bachelor's Degrees
Music History isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #653 in popularity out of 1232 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 14 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Music History Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 144 bachelor's degrees in music history during the <nil> academic year.

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

Best Music History Bachelor's Degree Schools The music history bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality music history program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

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

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Music History in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for music history students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Music History

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in music history. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.More information about a bachelor’s in music history from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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The New School
New York, NY
14 Annual Graduates

The New School is a great choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in music history. New School University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in music history from The New School

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in music history has to look into University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in music history from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1 Annual Graduates

Temple University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in music history. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in music history from Temple University

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
3 Annual Graduates

Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse.More information about a bachelor’s in music history from Syracuse University

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1 Annual Graduates

Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbus.More information about a bachelor’s in music history from Ohio State University - Main Campus

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
3 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in music history from Liberty University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8 Annual Graduates

UK is a very large public university located in the large city of Lexington.More information about a bachelor’s in music history from University of Kentucky

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
8 Annual Graduates

Rider is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.More information about a bachelor’s in music history from Rider University

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Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
12 Annual Graduates

Skidmore is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.More information about a bachelor’s in music history from Skidmore College

Music History by Region

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Music 7,446
Music Performance 3,919
Music Technology 892
Other Music 813
Music Theory & Composition 707
Jazz Studies 377
Voice Performance 313
Stringed Instruments 203
Keyboard Instruments 163
Music Pedagogy 126

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