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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Plains States Region

56 Colleges in the Plains States Region
178 Bachelor's Degrees
If you pursue a bachelor's degree in music performance, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #92 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 56 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for music performance students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 178 bachelor's degrees in music performance during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Music Performance School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Plains States Region The music performance bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Plains States Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of music performance students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for music performance.

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Explore the most popular colleges and universities for music performance students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

12 Most Well Attended Schools for Music Performance Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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St Olaf College
Northfield, MN
19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MN
#1 Best Quality In MN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at St Olaf College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in music performance. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Northfield. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in Minnesota.

There were roughly 19 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from St Olaf College

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18 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MO
#3 Best Quality In MO

University of Missouri - Kansas City is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in music performance. UMKC is a large public university located in the city of Kansas City. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in Missouri.

There were about 18 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from University of Missouri - Kansas City

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Drake University
Des Moines, IA
13 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In IA
#1 Best Quality In IA

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in music performance needs to take a look at Drake University. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in Iowa.

There were roughly 13 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent data year.

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Simpson College
Indianola, IA
11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In IA

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in music performance has to take a look at Simpson College. Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Indianola.

There were approximately 11 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Simpson College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Simpson College

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6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MO
#5 Best Quality In MO

Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in Missouri.

There were roughly 6 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Missouri State University - Springfield

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6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In IA
#2 Best Quality In IA

Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in Iowa.

There were roughly 6 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent year we have data available.

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6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MO
#6 Best Quality In MO

Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in Missouri.

There were about 6 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Missouri Southern in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Missouri Southern State University

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5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MN
#7 Best Quality In MN

Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Paul. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #7 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in Minnesota.

There were roughly 5 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from University of Northwestern - St Paul

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5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In KS
#2 Best Quality In KS

Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in Kansas.

There were approximately 5 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Washburn University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Truman State University
Kirksville, MO
5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#4 Most Popular In MO
#1 Best Quality In MO

Located in the remote town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in Missouri.

There were approximately 5 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Truman State in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Truman State University

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5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MN
#2 Best Quality In MN

Located in the suburb of Moorhead, Concordia College Moorhead is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in Minnesota.

There were roughly 5 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Concordia College Moorhead in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Concordia College at Moorhead

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5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In SD
#1 Best Quality In SD

Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in South Dakota.

There were roughly 5 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from University of South Dakota

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Wichita State University Wichita, KS
13 Kansas Wesleyan University Salina, KS
13 Graceland University - Lamoni Lamoni, IA
13 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS
13 University of Mary Bismarck, ND
13 Friends University Wichita, KS

Best Music Performance Colleges by State

Explore the most popular music performance colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Missouri 467 49
Minnesota 438 41
Iowa 396 26
Kansas 349 22
Nebraska 326 8
North Dakota 238 9
South Dakota 229 2

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One of 16 majors within the Music area of study, Music Performance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Music 689
Other Music 24
Music Theory & Composition 17
Voice Performance 13
Jazz Studies 11
Keyboard Instruments 5
Music Technology 5
Stringed Instruments 2

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