by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 37 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for other music students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 813 bachelor's degrees in other music to qualified students.
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Your choice of other music for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
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.
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 colleges for other music students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 Other Music Bachelor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in other music.
Vanderbilt University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in other music. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville.More information about a bachelor’s in other music from Vanderbilt University
It's hard to beat University of Southern California if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in other music. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in other music from University of Southern California
It's difficult to beat University of Rochester if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in other music. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other music from University of Rochester
It is hard to beat Belmont University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in other music. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville.More information about a bachelor’s in other music from Belmont University
IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the small city of Bloomington.More information about a bachelor’s in other music from Indiana University - Bloomington
U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Coral Gables.More information about a bachelor’s in other music from University of Miami
Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other music from Berklee College of Music
Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other music from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of West Hartford.More information about a bachelor’s in other music from University of Hartford
Located in the fringe town of Oberlin, Oberlin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other music from Oberlin College
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Other Music is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Music | 7,446 |
| Music Performance | 3,919 |
| Music Technology | 892 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 707 |
| Jazz Studies | 377 |
| Voice Performance | 313 |
| Stringed Instruments | 203 |
| Keyboard Instruments | 163 |
| Music History | 144 |
| Music Pedagogy | 126 |