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2025 Best Music Schools in Arkansas

2 Colleges in Arkansas
193 Music Degrees Awarded
$29,590 Avg Early-Career Salary
Music is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #43 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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music. Combined, these schools handed out 193 degrees in music to qualified students.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Music
Master's Degrees in Music

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Schools in Arkansas list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Music in Arkansas

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 music degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Arkansas Schools in Music

1
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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
45 Music Degrees Awarded
$38,811 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in music needs to look into University of Arkansas. UARK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fayetteville.

Degree recipients from the music program at University of Arkansas make $9,221 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in music from University of Arkansas

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Music Degrees Awarded
$36,465 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in music has to check out University of Central Arkansas. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Music degree recipients from University of Central Arkansas earn a boost of about $6,875 over the average income of music graduates.

More information about a degree in music from University of Central Arkansas

Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Music Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 453
Florida 282 1,204
North Carolina 279 488
Virginia 274 629
Tennessee 269 803
South Carolina 248 203
Kentucky 244 278
Louisiana 242 315
Mississippi 234 181
Alabama 233 276
West Virginia 207 93

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Music Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Music Performance 96
General Music 83
Jazz Studies 14

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 305
Fine & Studio Arts 212
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 71
Drama & Theater Arts 67
General Visual & Performing Arts 38
Other Visual Art 27
Arts & Media Management 9
Dance 5
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 2

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