2025 Best Music Schools in Virginia
11
Colleges in Virginia
653
Music Degrees Awarded
$29,590
Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in
music, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #43 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 11 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 653 degrees in music annually.
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Featured Music Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
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Choosing a Great Music School
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music 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.
Pick Your Music Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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 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
Best Schools for Music in Virginia
The schools below may not offer all types of music degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Virginia Schools in Music
It is difficult to beat James Madison University if you wish to pursue a degree in music. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were about 105 music students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the music degree program at James Madison University get $6,516 above the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In VA
It's difficult to beat University of Virginia - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in music. University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 30 music students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.
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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.
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It's difficult to beat Liberty University if you want to pursue a degree in music. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg. This university ranks 11th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 158 music students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available. Music degree recipients from Liberty University earn a boost of around $2,382 over the typical earnings of music graduates.
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It's difficult to beat Virginia Tech if you wish to pursue a degree in music. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 21 music students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 70 music students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year. Those music students who get their degree from George Mason University receive $5,151 more than the average music student.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In VA
53
Music Degrees Awarded
Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 13th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 53 music students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent year we have data available.
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VCU is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Richmond. This university ranks 8th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 39 music students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the music program earn about $28,989 in the first couple years of working.
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William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg. A Best Colleges rank of #103 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means William & Mary is a great school overall.
There were approximately 18 music students who graduated with this degree at William & Mary in the most recent data year.
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Located in the town of Radford, Radford is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 20th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 21 music students who graduated with this degree at Radford in the most recent year we have data available. Those music students who get their degree from Radford University earn $10,003 more than the standard music graduate.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In VA
Old Dominion is a fairly large public university located in the city of Norfolk. This university ranks 16th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 12 music students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent data year.
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