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2025 Best Music Schools in Connecticut

5 Colleges in Connecticut
380 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Schools in Connecticut ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 380 degrees in music annually.

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Choosing a Great Music School

Best Music Schools in Connecticut 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. We derive our Best Overall Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Bachelor's Degrees in Music
Master's Degrees in Music
Doctor'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 Connecticut 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 Connecticut

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 Connecticut Schools in Music

1
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University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
117 Music Degrees Awarded
$24,511 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in music needs to take a look at University of Hartford. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were approximately 116.99999999999999 music students who graduated with this degree at UHart in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the music program make around $24,511 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in music from University of Hartford

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Music Degrees Awarded
$31,336 Median Starting Salary

University of Connecticut is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in music. UCONN is a very large public university located in the fringe town of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were approximately 41 music students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, music degree recipients typically earn an average of $31,336 at the beginning of their careers.

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Masters Degree Type
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Connecticut College
New London, CT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In CT

Any student pursuing a degree in music needs to look into Connecticut College. Conn College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of New London. A Best Colleges rank of #232 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Conn College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 4 music students who graduated with this degree at Conn College in the most recent data year.

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University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$22,171 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in music needs to take a look at University of New Haven. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Haven. This university ranks 8th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were roughly 5 music students who graduated with this degree at University of New Haven in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the music program earn about $22,171 for their early career.

More information about a degree in music from University of New Haven

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$21,659 Median Starting Salary

WestConn is a small public university located in the city of Danbury. This university ranks 17th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were roughly 21 music students who graduated with this degree at WestConn in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the music program earn around $21,659 for their early career.

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Best Music Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 1,405
New Hampshire 210 46
Maine 202 55
Rhode Island 200 72
Vermont 194 63

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

Music Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Music 145
Stringed Instruments 50
Other Music 33
Keyboard Instruments 28
Voice Performance 27
Music Performance 26
Music Theory & Composition 25
Woodwind Instruments 9
Music History 8
Brass Instruments 8

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 462
Design & Applied Arts 259
Drama & Theater Arts 242
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 185
Arts & Media Management 38
Dance 18
General Visual & Performing Arts 14
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 1

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