2025 Best Sound Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in sound arts. It is ranked #992 out of 1232 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Sound Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 bachelor's degrees in sound arts during the <nil> academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on sound arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other sound arts students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sound arts related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The sound arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Sound Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Sound Arts in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in sound arts.

Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Sound Arts

1

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in sound arts needs to take a look at University of Massachusetts - Lowell. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sound arts from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

2

SUNY Oswego
Oswego, NY

6 Annual Graduates

SUNY Oswego is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in sound arts. Located in the town of Oswego, SUNY Oswego is a public school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sound arts from SUNY Oswego

Sound Arts by Region

View the Best Sound Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Sound Arts

One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Sound Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Sound Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	7,446
Music Performance	3,919
Music Technology	892
Other Music	813
Music Theory & Composition	707
Jazz Studies	377
Voice Performance	313
Stringed Instruments	203
Keyboard Instruments	163
Music History	144

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.