A degree in other music is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #407 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Other Music Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 116 degrees in other music annually.
Your choice of other music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Other Music School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Other Music Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the other music degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a degree in other music. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 47 other music students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
Biola University is a great option for students interested in a degree in other music. Biola is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of La Mirada. This university ranks 86th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 9 other music students who graduated with this degree at Biola in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in other music has to take a look at California State University - Northridge. CSUN is a very large public university located in the city of Northridge. This university ranks 48th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 29 other music students who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in other music has to take a look at University of California - Riverside. UCR is a very large public university located in the city of Riverside. A Best Colleges rank of #219 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCR is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 other music students who graduated with this degree at UCR 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 other music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Other Music School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
