A degree in music is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #43 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 235 degrees in music annually.
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The music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music rankings. For our Best Overall Music School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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 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 Iowa.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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 degree levels they offer.
Luther College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in music. Located in the remote town of Decorah, Luther is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 9th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 37 music students who graduated with this degree at Luther in the most recent year we have data available. Music degree recipients from Luther College receive an earnings boost of approximately $15,777 over the typical income of music majors.
Any student pursuing a degree in music needs to take a look at University of Northern Iowa. UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Cedar Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #270 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were about 21 music students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent year we have data available.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
It is hard to beat University of Iowa if you wish to pursue a degree in music. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were approximately 86 music students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year. Music degree recipients from University of Iowa receive an earnings boost of approximately $9,531 over the average income of music graduates.
It's difficult to beat Grinnell College if you wish to pursue a degree in music. Grinnell is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Grinnell. This college ranks 4th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 9 music students who graduated with this degree at Grinnell in the most recent data year.
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).
The music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music rankings. For our Best Overall Music School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
