Other Music is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #407 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Music Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 146 degrees in other music to qualified students.
The other music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Music rankings. We derive our Best Overall Other Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Tennessee list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the other music degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in other music has to check out Belmont University. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #237 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.
There were approximately 92 other music students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Memphis is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in other music. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Memphis. A Best Colleges rank of #807 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.
There were roughly 16 other music students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent year we have data available.
Lee University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in other music. Located in the small city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 17th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 5 other music students who graduated with this degree at Lee University in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat The University of Tennessee - Martin if you wish to pursue a degree in other music. UT Martin is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Martin. This university ranks 32nd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 3 other music students who graduated with this degree at UT Martin in the most recent data year.
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 other music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Music rankings. We derive our Best Overall Other Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
