5
Colleges in Georgia
165
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in
music performance, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #116 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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for music performance students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 165 degrees in music performance to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
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Featured Music Performance Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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The music performance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Performance rankings. We derive our Best Overall Music Performance School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The music performance 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 Performance Schools in Georgia.
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.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
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Featured Music Performance Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Learn More
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the music performance degree levels they offer.
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In GA
It's hard to beat University of Georgia if you want to pursue a degree in music performance. UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 19 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music performance from University of Georgia
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In GA
55
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat Georgia State University if you want to pursue a degree in music performance. Georgia State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #483 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia State is a great university overall.
There were about 55 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from Georgia State University
Masters
Degree Type
MBA in Music Business
Program Name
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
More information about a degree in MBA in Music Business from Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In GA
It's hard to beat Kennesaw State University if you want to pursue a degree in music performance. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kennesaw. This university ranks 20th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 14 music performance students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from Kennesaw State University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In GA
38
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in music performance needs to take a look at Columbus State University. Located in the city of Columbus, CSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 49th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 38 music performance students who graduated with this degree at CSU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from Columbus State University
Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 38th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 10 music performance students who graduated with this degree at VSU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from Valdosta State University
