If you pursue a degree in general music, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #73 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for general music students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 377 degrees in general music annually.
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Your choice of general music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Music Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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 general music degrees they offer, see the list below.
Temple University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general music. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were approximately 10 general music students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.
Moravian College is a great option for students interested in a degree in general music. Moravian is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Bethlehem. A Best Colleges rank of #574 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Moravian is a great college overall.
There were approximately 22 general music students who graduated with this degree at Moravian in the most recent year we have data available.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general music. IUP is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Indiana. This university ranks 54th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 39 general music students who graduated with this degree at IUP in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Muhlenberg College if you wish to pursue a degree in general music. Located in the midsize city of Allentown, Muhlenberg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #331 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Muhlenberg is a great college overall.
There were roughly 16 general music students who graduated with this degree at Muhlenberg in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 37th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 12 general music students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent year we have data available.
Millersville is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Millersville. This university ranks 53rd out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 21 general music students who graduated with this degree at Millersville in the most recent data year.
Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #196 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Duquesne is a great university overall.
There were about 5 general music students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the fringe town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 36th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 10 general music students who graduated with this degree at Kutztown University in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of general music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general music schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
