Music History isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #840 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
There was only one school in Virginia to review for the 2025 Best Music History Schools in Virginia ranking.
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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 History Schools in Virginia 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.
The schools below may not offer all types of music history degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Liberty University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music history. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in music history from Liberty University
Best Music History Colleges in the Southeast Region
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).