Best colleges with Music History, Literature, and Theory degrees

There are 33 colleges in the U.S. where you can study and earn a degree in music history, literature, and theory. These are the top ranked colleges offering majors in music history, literature, and theory based on the CollegeSimply ranking methodology. The average net price to attend these colleges is $25,657 per year. Owens Community College offers the cheapest music history, literature, and theory degree with an average net price of $9,211 annually.

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Major:Music History, Liter... Public Private For-Profit 4 Year 2 Year

  • Private 4 Year
  • Waterville, ME
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Colby is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies, economics, and government. The residential campus sits on Mayflower Hill above Waterville.

#9 Best Value Colleges in America 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1460-1550
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.86
  • Acceptance Rate 7%
  • Net Price $16,219

  • Public 4 Year
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • 4.8 | 5 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Michigan is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate business, engineering, and the social sciences. Ann Arbor is a classic college town built around the campus.

#14 Best Value Colleges in America 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1360-1530
  • Avg GPA 3.88
  • Acceptance Rate 16%
  • Net Price $17,574

  • Private 4 Year
  • Winston-Salem, NC
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Wake Forest is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate business and the liberal arts. Most undergraduates live on the residential campus in Winston-Salem.

#3 Best Colleges in North Carolina 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1410-1520
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 22%
  • Net Price $24,401

  • Private 4 Year
  • Saratoga Springs, NY
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Skidmore is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate studio art, performing arts, and business. The residential campus sits in the historic spa town of Saratoga Springs.

#8 Best Private Colleges in New York 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1340-1480
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
  • Acceptance Rate 21%
  • Net Price $31,187

  • Public 4 Year
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 5.0 | 3 reviews
  • Nov 30 application deadline

UCLA is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate film, television, and theater. The urban Westwood campus also has a nationally known basketball program.

#6 Best Public Universities in America 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1300-1530
  • Avg GPA 3.92
  • Acceptance Rate 9%
  • Net Price $14,512

  • Private 4 Year
  • Walla Walla, WA
  • 3.4 | 5 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Whitman is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate biology, chemistry, and environmental studies. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Walla Walla.

#1 Best Private Colleges in Washington 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1310-1480
  • Avg GPA 3.68
  • Acceptance Rate 38%
  • Net Price $37,633

  • Private 4 Year
  • Washington, DC
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

American University is a private university known for undergraduate international relations, political science, and communications. The residential campus sits in northwest Washington, D.C., near the city's diplomatic quarter.

#3 Best Colleges in District Of Columbia 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1280-1460
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.7
  • Acceptance Rate 62%
  • Net Price $39,676

  • Public 4 Year
  • Champaign, IL
  • 4.4 | 5 reviews
  • Jan 5 application deadline

Illinois is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate computer science and engineering. The campus spans the adjacent college towns of Champaign and Urbana.

#20 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1310-1520
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.79
  • Acceptance Rate 42%
  • Net Price $13,973

  • Private 4 Year
  • Portland, OR
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

University of Portland is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and business. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Willamette River in North Portland.

#2 Best Colleges in Oregon 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1370
  • Avg GPA 3.66
  • Acceptance Rate 89%
  • Net Price $30,985

  • Private 4 Year
  • Provo, UT
  • 4.4 | 17 reviews
  • Dec 16 application deadline

BYU is a private university known for undergraduate accounting, business, and foreign languages. Most students are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and follow a campus honor code.

#1 Best Private Colleges in Utah 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1270-1460
  • Avg GPA 3.89
  • Acceptance Rate 68%
  • Net Price $16,694

  • Private 4 Year
  • Wheaton, IL
  • 4.0 | 3 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Wheaton is a private evangelical Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in a western suburb of Chicago.

#3 Best Private Colleges in Illinois 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1260-1470
  • Avg GPA 3.75
  • Acceptance Rate 87%
  • Net Price $31,356

  • Private 4 Year
  • Oberlin, OH
  • 5.0 | 3 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Oberlin is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music through its Conservatory and for the arts. Most students live on a residential campus in the small college town of Oberlin.

#4 Best Private Colleges in Ohio 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1360-1520
  • Avg GPA 3.67
  • Acceptance Rate 34%
  • Net Price $51,624

  • Private 4 Year
  • Syracuse, NY
  • 4.0 | 3 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Syracuse is a private university known for undergraduate communications, journalism, and architecture. The residential campus sits on a hill overlooking the city of Syracuse.

#18 Best Private Colleges in New York 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1270-1440
  • Avg GPA 3.69
  • Acceptance Rate 46%
  • Net Price $48,215

  • Private 4 Year
  • Waco, TX
  • 4.2 | 14 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Baylor is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and prehealth programs. The residential campus sits along the Brazos River in Waco.

#5 Best Private Colleges in Texas 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1200-1400
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.74
  • Acceptance Rate 51%
  • Net Price $47,001

  • Private 4 Year
  • Georgetown, TX
  • 4.5 | 2 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Southwestern is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate study in the arts and sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in historic Georgetown, north of Austin.

#6 Best Private Colleges in Texas 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1130-1300
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Acceptance Rate 43%
  • Net Price $32,228

  • Private 4 Year
  • West Hartford, CT
  • | 0 reviews

University of Hartford is a private university known for undergraduate music, dance, and theater at the Hartt School. The suburban campus sits in West Hartford next to the state capital.

#7 Best Private Colleges in Connecticut 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1120-1310
  • Avg GPA 3.26
  • Acceptance Rate 96%
  • Net Price $31,261

  • Public 4 Year
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • 4.7 | 3 reviews
  • Mar 1 application deadline

University of Cincinnati is a large public university known for undergraduate architecture, design, and music. The urban campus occupies a hillside site in Cincinnati's Uptown area.

#3 Best Public Universities in Ohio 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1370
  • Avg GPA 3.69
  • Acceptance Rate 85%
  • Net Price $24,696

  • 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