2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Music in North Carolina

If you pursue a doctor's degree in music, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #23 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of music. Combined, these schools handed out 23 doctor's degrees in music to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Music School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in music matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Music in North Carolina ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality music program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Music Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for music.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Music in North Carolina

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for music students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Music Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

17 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of North Carolina at Greensboro is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in music. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in music in North Carolina.

There were about 17 music students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in music from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

2

Duke University
Durham, NC

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in music has to look into Duke University. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in music in North Carolina.

There were roughly 4 music students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in music from Duke University

3

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in music. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in music in North Carolina.

There were roughly 2 music individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in music from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

4

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in music. Located in the suburb of Wake Forest, SEBTS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in music from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	52
Virginia	126	21
Georgia	124	23
Louisiana	99	33
Tennessee	98	7
Alabama	94	18
South Carolina	88	19
Kentucky	86	14
Mississippi	72	13
West Virginia	49	12

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Music Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Music Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	17
General Music	4
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	6

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.