Best colleges with Music Performance degrees

There are 366 colleges in the U.S. where you can study and earn a degree in music performance. These are the top ranked colleges offering majors in music performance based on the CollegeSimply ranking methodology. The average net price to attend these colleges is $21,081 per year. Del Mar College offers the cheapest music performance degree with an average net price of $3,593 annually.

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Clinton, SC
  • 4.2 | 5 reviews
  • Sep 21 application deadline

Presbyterian College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and known for undergraduate business and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Clinton.

#3 Best Value Colleges in South Carolina 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 980-1200
  • Avg GPA 3.6
  • Acceptance Rate 68%
  • Net Price $20,840
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Berrien Springs, MI
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews

Andrews is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate theology, architecture, and aviation. The campus sits in the small college town of Berrien Springs in southwest Michigan.

#7 Best Private Colleges in Michigan 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 990-1290
  • Avg GPA 3.64
  • Acceptance Rate 82%
  • Net Price $24,728
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Houghton, NY
  • 3.5 | 2 reviews

Houghton is a private Christian liberal arts university known for undergraduate music and the liberal arts. The rural residential campus sits in a small village in western New York.

#43 Best Private Colleges in New York 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1170-1375
  • Avg GPA 3.25
  • Acceptance Rate 89%
  • Net Price $21,274
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Indianola, IA
  • 2.0 | 1 reviews
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Simpson is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music, business, and education. The residential campus is in the small college town of Indianola near Des Moines.

#6 Best Private Colleges in Iowa 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 890-1280
  • Avg GPA 3.62
  • Acceptance Rate 86%
  • Net Price $23,282
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Lexington, KY
  • 4.5 | 2 reviews
  • Feb 15 application deadline

Kentucky is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and business. Lexington is a midsize city in the state's Bluegrass horse country.

#2 Best Public Universities in Kentucky 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1290
  • Avg GPA 3.59
  • Acceptance Rate 93%
  • Net Price $21,958
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  • Private 4 Year
  • La Crosse, WI
  • | 0 reviews

Viterbo is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and performing arts. The campus sits in La Crosse along the Mississippi River.

#7 Best Private Colleges in Wisconsin 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1040-1380
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Acceptance Rate 72%
  • Net Price $21,933
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Houston, TX
  • 4.0 | 7 reviews
  • May 31 application deadline

University of Houston is a large public university known for undergraduate hospitality management, business, and engineering. The urban campus sits in southeast Houston.

#5 Best Public Universities in Texas 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1340
  • Avg GPA 3.46
  • Acceptance Rate 74%
  • Net Price $14,309
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Fayetteville, AR
  • | 0 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Arkansas is a large public university known for undergraduate business and architecture. The campus sits in the college town of Fayetteville in the Ozark Mountains.

#1 Best Public Universities in Arkansas 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1030-1220
  • Avg GPA 3.74
  • Acceptance Rate 74%
  • Net Price $18,408
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Scranton, PA
  • | 0 reviews

Marywood is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate architecture, art and design, and social work. The residential campus sits in Scranton in northeastern Pennsylvania.

#35 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1060-1250
  • Avg GPA 3.58
  • Acceptance Rate 61%
  • Net Price $26,217
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Lookout Mountain, GA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Mar 1 application deadline

Covenant is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs taught from a Reformed theological perspective. The mountaintop campus on Lookout Mountain overlooks the Chattanooga valley.

#6 Best Private Colleges in Georgia 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1380
  • Avg GPA 3.7
  • Acceptance Rate 87%
  • Net Price $27,926
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Richmond, VA
  • 3.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 18 application deadline

VCU is a large public university known for undergraduate fine arts, design, and health professions. The urban campus stretches across downtown Richmond.

#9 Best Public Universities in Virginia 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1010-1270
  • Avg GPA 3.75
  • Acceptance Rate 93%
  • Net Price $26,836
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Lincoln, NE
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Nebraska Wesleyan is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in Lincoln.

#2 Best Value Colleges in Nebraska 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1290
  • Avg GPA 3.7
  • Acceptance Rate 80%
  • Net Price $21,122
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Norfolk, VA
  • 4.5 | 2 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Old Dominion is a large public university known for undergraduate oceanography, engineering, and nursing. The urban campus sits in the coastal city of Norfolk.

#10 Best Public Universities in Virginia 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1100-1280
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Acceptance Rate 90%
  • Net Price $16,419
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Cedar Falls, IA
  • 3.5 | 4 reviews

UNI is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Cedar Falls.

#3 Best Public Universities in Iowa 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1280
  • Avg GPA 3.61
  • Acceptance Rate 93%
  • Net Price $16,437
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Mount Vernon, IA
  • | 0 reviews

Cornell College is a private liberal arts college known for its One Course At A Time calendar of intensive undergraduate courses. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Mount Vernon.

#8 Best Private Colleges in Iowa 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1120-1285
  • Avg GPA 3.53
  • Acceptance Rate 80%
  • Net Price $25,220
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Arkadelphia, AR
  • | 0 reviews

Ouachita Baptist is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate music, education, and business. Most students live on the residential campus in the small college town of Arkadelphia.

#4 Best Private Colleges in Arkansas 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1280
  • Avg GPA 3.72
  • Acceptance Rate 68%
  • Net Price $24,532
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Tampa, FL
  • 2.5 | 13 reviews

University of Tampa is a private university known for undergraduate business, marine science, and nursing. The urban campus centers on historic Plant Hall along the Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa.

#11 Best Private Colleges in Florida 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1240
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Acceptance Rate 40%
  • Net Price $35,679
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Hattiesburg, MS
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews

William Carey is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and music. The main campus is in Hattiesburg in southern Mississippi.

#1 Best Private Colleges in Mississippi 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1040-1290
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.46
  • Acceptance Rate 60%
  • Net Price $15,469
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