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2025 Best Music Schools in South Dakota

1 College in South Dakota
28 Music Degrees Awarded
$29,590 Avg Early-Career Salary
Music is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #43 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in South Dakota to review for the 2025 Best Music Schools in South Dakota ranking.

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Music Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Music
Master's Degrees in Music

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Schools in South Dakota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Music in South Dakota

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 degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top South Dakota Schools in Music

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of South Dakota is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in music. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in music from University of South Dakota

Best Music Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Music Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 262
Missouri 283 359
Kansas 266 189
Iowa 264 227
Nebraska 238 129
North Dakota 210 76

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

Music Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Music 22
Music Performance 4
Music Pedagogy 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 65
Design & Applied Arts 54
Drama & Theater Arts 40
General Visual & Performing Arts 8
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 4
Arts & Media Management 2

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