College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

2025 Best Music Schools in Nebraska

2 Colleges in Nebraska
139 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Schools in Nebraska ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 139 degrees in music annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Pick Your Music Degree Level

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

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 Nebraska. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Music in Nebraska

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 Nebraska Schools in Music

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
55 Music Degrees Awarded
$48,098 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in music has to check out University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a very large student population.

Those music students who get their degree from University of Nebraska - Lincoln make $18,508 more than the typical music student.

More information about a degree in music from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Music Degrees Awarded
2.8% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Nebraska at Omaha if you want to pursue a degree in music. UNOMAHA is a large public university located in the large city of Omaha.

After graduating, music degree recipients generally earn about $20,881 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in music from University of Nebraska at Omaha

Best Music Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Music Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 262
Missouri 283 359
Kansas 266 189
Iowa 264 227
North Dakota 210 76
South Dakota 204 33

View All Rankings >

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

Music Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Music 128
Music Performance 10
Voice Performance 1

View All Music Concentrations >

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 318
Fine & Studio Arts 201
Drama & Theater Arts 76
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 34
Other Visual Art 16
Arts & Media Management 11
General Visual & Performing Arts 9
Dance 7

View All Music Related Majors >

Notes and References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs

Compare Your School Options