If you plan on majoring in music, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #43 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music. Combined, these schools handed out 391 degrees in music to qualified students.
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The music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for 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.
The 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 Music Schools in Missouri.
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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 degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in music. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 91 music students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the music program at University of Missouri - Kansas City earn $3,277 above the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
University of Missouri - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in music. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 45 music students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the music program at University of Missouri - Columbia make $6,349 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Every student who is interested in music has to take a look at Missouri State University - Springfield. Missouri State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Springfield. A Best Colleges rank of #575 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.
There were about 36 music students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in music needs to check out Truman State University. Truman State is a small public university located in the town of Kirksville. This university ranks 18th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 31 music students who graduated with this degree at Truman State in the most recent data year.
Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #273 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Webster is a great university overall.
There were roughly 23 music students who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 22 music students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, music degree recipients usually earn an average of $30,321 in their early careers.
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).
The music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
