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HBCU Music Schools - 2024 Ranking

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Our 2024 ranking contains 65 HBCU schools offering music programs. Music programs are the most popular in North Carolina (9 schools), Alabama (7 schools), and Mississippi (5 schools).

The best music program in the United States is offered by Howard University. That HBCU school offers an excellent music program: five stars for curriculum and five-star rating for teaching as well.

The Top 50 HBCU music schools are below. To check all HBCU music schools, please narrow your search by state or degree.

Top 50 HBCU music schools:

Howard University - HBCU School Ranking
1. Howard University

Located in Washington, District of Columbia

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University - HBCU School Ranking
Tuskegee University - HBCU School Ranking
3. Tuskegee University

Located in Tuskegee, Alabama

Alcorn State University - HBCU School Ranking
4. Alcorn State University

Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi

North Carolina A & T State University - HBCU School Ranking
5. North Carolina A & T State University

Located in Greensboro, North Carolina

University of Maryland Eastern Shore - HBCU School Ranking
6. University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Located in Princess Anne, Maryland

North Carolina Central University - HBCU School Ranking
7. North Carolina Central University

Located in Durham, North Carolina

Hampton University - HBCU School Ranking
8. Hampton University

Located in Hampton, Virginia

Morgan State University - HBCU School Ranking
9. Morgan State University

Located in Baltimore, Maryland

Delaware State University - HBCU School Ranking
10. Delaware State University

Located in Dover, Delaware

Prairie View A & M University - HBCU School Ranking
11. Prairie View A & M University

Located in Prairie View, Texas

Winston Salem State University - HBCU School Ranking
12. Winston Salem State University

Located in Winston Salem, North Carolina

Tennessee State University - HBCU School Ranking
13. Tennessee State University

Located in Nashville, Tennessee

Grambling State University - HBCU School Ranking
14. Grambling State University

Located in Grambling, Louisiana

Alabama A & M University - HBCU School Ranking
15. Alabama A & M University

Located in Normal, Alabama

Kentucky State University - HBCU School Ranking
16. Kentucky State University

Located in Frankfort, Kentucky

Virginia State University - HBCU School Ranking
17. Virginia State University

Located in Petersburg, Virginia

Jackson State University - HBCU School Ranking
18. Jackson State University

Located in Jackson, Mississippi

Norfolk State University - HBCU School Ranking
19. Norfolk State University

Located in Norfolk, Virginia

Alabama State University - HBCU School Ranking
20. Alabama State University

Located in Montgomery, Alabama

Texas Southern University - HBCU School Ranking
21. Texas Southern University

Located in Houston, Texas

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff - HBCU School Ranking
22. University of Arkansas

Located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Fayetteville State University - HBCU School Ranking
23. Fayetteville State University

Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Southern University and A & M College - HBCU School Ranking
24. Southern University and A & M College

Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Spelman College - HBCU School Ranking
25. Spelman College

Located in Atlanta, Georgia

Clark Atlanta University - HBCU School Ranking
26. Clark Atlanta University

Located in Atlanta, Georgia

University of the District of Columbia - HBCU School Ranking
27. University of the District of Columbia

Located in Washington, District of Columbia

Xavier University of Louisiana - HBCU School Ranking
28. Xavier University of Louisiana

Located in New Orleans, Louisiana

Johnson C Smith University - HBCU School Ranking
29. Johnson C Smith University

Located in Charlotte, North Carolina

Claflin University - HBCU School Ranking
30. Claflin University

Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina

South Carolina State University - HBCU School Ranking
31. South Carolina State University

Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina

Elizabeth City State University - HBCU School Ranking
32. Elizabeth City State University

Located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Lincoln University Pennsylvania - HBCU School Ranking
33. Lincoln University Pennsylvania

Located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania

Fort Valley State University - HBCU School Ranking
34. Fort Valley State University

Located in Fort Valley, Georgia

Virginia Union University - HBCU School Ranking
35. Virginia Union University

Located in Richmond, Virginia

Langston University - HBCU School Ranking
36. Langston University

Located in Langston, Oklahoma

West Virginia State University - HBCU School Ranking
37. West Virginia State University

Located in Institute, West Virginia

Central State University - HBCU School Ranking
38. Central State University

Located in Wilberforce, Ohio

Mississippi Valley State University - HBCU School Ranking
39. Mississippi Valley State University

Located in Itta Bena, Mississippi

Morehouse College - HBCU School Ranking
40. Morehouse College

Located in Atlanta, Georgia

Tougaloo College - HBCU School Ranking
41. Tougaloo College

Located in Tougaloo, Mississippi

Florida Memorial University - HBCU School Ranking
42. Florida Memorial University

Located in Miami Gardens, Florida

Oakwood University - HBCU School Ranking
43. Oakwood University

Located in Huntsville, Alabama

Huston Tillotson University - HBCU School Ranking
44. Huston Tillotson University

Located in Austin, Texas

Fisk University - HBCU School Ranking
45. Fisk University

Located in Nashville, Tennessee

Talladega College - HBCU School Ranking
46. Talladega College

Located in Talladega, Alabama

Bethune Cookman University - HBCU School Ranking
47. Bethune Cookman University

Located in Daytona Beach, Florida

Benedict College - HBCU School Ranking
48. Benedict College

Located in Columbia, South Carolina

Shaw University - HBCU School Ranking
49. Shaw University

Located in Raleigh, North Carolina

Edward Waters University - HBCU School Ranking
50. Edward Waters University

Located in Jacksonville, Florida


HBCU music schools by state:

Schools by State7 HBCU Music Schools in Alabama2 HBCU Music Schools in Arkansas1 HBCU Music Schools in Delaware4 HBCU Music Schools in Florida4 HBCU Music Schools in Georgia2 HBCU Music Schools in Kentucky4 HBCU Music Schools in Louisiana2 HBCU Music Schools in Maryland5 HBCU Music Schools in Mississippi9 HBCU Music Schools in North Carolina2 HBCU Music Schools in Ohio1 HBCU Music Schools in Oklahoma1 HBCU Music Schools in Pennsylvania4 HBCU Music Schools in South Carolina5 HBCU Music Schools in Tennessee5 HBCU Music Schools in Texas4 HBCU Music Schools in Virginia2 HBCU Music Schools in District of Columbia1 HBCU Music Schools in West Virginia


HBCU music schools by diploma:

Certificates: 1 HBCU school
Associate's Degrees: 6 HBCU schools
Bachelor's Degrees: 62 HBCU schools
Master's Degrees: 7 HBCU schools

HBCU music schools by region:

Midwest: 2 HBCU schools
Northeast: 1 HBCU school
South: 62 HBCU schools
Southeast: 50 HBCU schools

Other HBCU programs:

Accounting: 63 HBCU schools
Aerospace: 8 HBCU schools
Agriculture: 20 HBCU schools
Architecture: 11 HBCU schools
Arts: 51 HBCU schools
Beauty: 7 HBCU schools
Biology: 83 HBCU schools
Business: 89 HBCU schools
Chemistry: 68 HBCU schools
Computer: 82 HBCU schools
Construction: 9 HBCU schools
Culinary: 8 HBCU schools
Dance: 5 HBCU schools
Dental: 9 HBCU schools
Economics: 27 HBCU schools
Education: 80 HBCU schools
Electrical: 23 HBCU schools
Engineering: 48 HBCU schools
Environmental: 32 HBCU schools
Fashion: 4 HBCU schools
Film: 5 HBCU schools
Finance: 22 HBCU schools
Fire: 2 HBCU schools
Flight: 8 HBCU schools
Geography: 3 HBCU schools
Geology: 3 HBCU schools
Graphic Design: 11 HBCU schools
History: 59 HBCU schools
Hospitality: 18 HBCU schools
HVAC: 8 HBCU schools
Interior Design: 2 HBCU schools
Journalism: 69 HBCU schools
Foreign Languages: 21 HBCU schools
Law: 16 HBCU schools
Literature: 74 HBCU schools
Management: 86 HBCU schools
Marketing: 33 HBCU schools
Mathematics: 76 HBCU schools
Mechanic: 10 HBCU schools
Medical: 61 HBCU schools
Nursing: 43 HBCU schools
Occupational Therapy: 25 HBCU schools
Performing Arts: 18 HBCU schools
Pharmacy: 7 HBCU schools
Philosophy: 30 HBCU schools
Physics: 28 HBCU schools
Police: 73 HBCU schools
Politics: 63 HBCU schools
Psychology: 73 HBCU schools
Secretary: 9 HBCU schools
Social Work: 68 HBCU schools
Sociology: 70 HBCU schools
Sport: 26 HBCU schools
Theatre: 34 HBCU schools
Theology: 8 HBCU schools
Trucking: 1 HBCU school
Weather: 4 HBCU schools
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