2025 Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
18
Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
1,032
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.
College Factual reviewed 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,032 degrees in music annually.
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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
The music 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 Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.
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 the Rocky Mountains Region
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 Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Music
Any student who is interested in music has to look into University of Denver. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver. A Best Colleges rank of #174 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means DU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 71 music students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the music program report average early career wages of $23,444.
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Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were about 66 music students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the music program earn an average of $22,625 in the first couple years of working.
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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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Any student who is interested in music needs to take a look at Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 72 music students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the music degree program at Colorado State University - Fort Collins get $18,336 above the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Any student pursuing a degree in music needs to check out University of Utah. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 69 music students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available. Those music students who get their degree from University of Utah earn $12,958 more than the typical music graduate.
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Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were about 97 music students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available. Those music students who get their degree from University of Colorado Boulder receive $2,518 more than the standard music grad.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WY
Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 7 schools for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.
There were approximately 22 music students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In ID
Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 17 music students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available.
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CU Anschutz is a very large public university located in the city of Denver. This university ranks 14th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 104 music students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the music program state that they receive average early career income of $29,483.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MT
31
Music Degrees Awarded
UM is a large public university located in the small city of Missoula. This university ranks 3rd out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of Montana.
There were about 31 music students who graduated with this degree at UM in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In UT
80
Music Degrees Awarded
Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 80 music students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent data year.
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