6
Colleges in North Carolina
242
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
Ranked #116 in popularity,
music performance is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Performance Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 242 degrees in music performance annually.
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music performance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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 North Carolina.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data 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
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 performance degrees they offer, see the list below.
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In NC
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in music performance. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NC
77
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in music performance has to look into University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 77 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music performance from University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NC
47
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat University of North Carolina School of the Arts if you want to pursue a degree in music performance. Located in the large city of Winston Salem, UNCSA is a public university with a small student population.
There were approximately 47 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UNCSA in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NC
It is difficult to beat University of North Carolina at Charlotte if you want to pursue a degree in music performance. UNC Charlotte is a very large public university located in the city of Charlotte. A Best Colleges rank of #367 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNC Charlotte is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year.
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Appalachian State is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Boone. This university ranks 11th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 20 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent year we have data available.
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