2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in North Carolina

Music Performance is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #76 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of music performance. Combined, these schools handed out 62 master's degrees in music performance to qualified students.

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

The music performance master'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 Master's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in North Carolina 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.

More Ways to Rank Music Performance Schools

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.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music Performance in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in music performance.

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

1

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

26 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in music performance has to take a look at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Greensboro. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in North Carolina.

There were approximately 26 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in music performance from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston-Salem, NC

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in music performance. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in North Carolina.

There were roughly 21 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at UNCSA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in music performance from University of North Carolina School of the Arts

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Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Appalachian State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in music performance. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in North Carolina.

There were roughly 10 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in music performance from Appalachian State University

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Salem College
Winston-Salem, NC

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Salem College is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in music performance. Salem is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in North Carolina.

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

More information about a master’s in music performance from Salem College

Best Music Performance Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Performance Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	427	104
Georgia	361	45
Virginia	305	29
Tennessee	296	14
South Carolina	251	27
Kentucky	248	9
Louisiana	235	79
Arkansas	184	30

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Rankings in Majors Related to Music Performance

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Music Performance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	23
Jazz Studies	7
Music Theory & Composition	2
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	1

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.