2025 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

a master's degree in music is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #36 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for music students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 95 master's degrees in music to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to music students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of music students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt music students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized music related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for music students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Georgia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music in Georgia

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

Top Georgia Schools for a Master's in Music

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

20 Annual Graduates

$29,460 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Georgia if you wish to pursue a master's degree in music. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the music program report average early career wages of $29,460.

More information about a master’s in music from University of Georgia

2

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

39 Annual Graduates

$33,500 Median Starting Salary

Georgia State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in music. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a very large student population.

Those music students who get their master's degree from Georgia State University make $2,020 more than the standard music grad.

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

Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	194
Virginia	182	127
North Carolina	178	88
Tennessee	166	92
Alabama	151	26
Kentucky	147	49
Louisiana	147	87
South Carolina	146	28
Mississippi	145	54
Arkansas	121	44
West Virginia	112	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to Music

Music is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Music Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	56
General Music	36
Conducting	2
Keyboard Instruments	1

Majors Similar to Music

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	156
Fine & Studio Arts	132
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	101
Drama & Theater Arts	72

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.