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Central College: Music Ranking 2024

Central CollegeRanked
1,008
in the USA
Central College is a very small not-for-profit college offering numerous disciplines along with music programs and located in Pella, Iowa. The college was opened in 1853 and is currently offering bachelor's degrees in 2 music programs.

Central College is a little bit expensive; depending on the program, tuition cost varies around $22,000 a year. If you are seeking a cheaper alternative, check Affordable Colleges in Iowa listing.

Recent studies showed that Central College area is dangerous - the college is reported to have a very bad rating for campus crime.

Based on 59 evaluation metrics, Central College music program ranks #1,008 Music School (out of 1451; top 70%) in USA and #21 Music School in Iowa. Major competitors for this college are Northwestern University in Evanston and University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Check the details about all twelve competitors as well as available music majors below.

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School ranking:

#21 Music School in Iowa
#275 Music School in the Midwest
#1,010 Music School in USA

Program rankings:

State Ranking

#19 Music Pedagogy Program in Iowa

Regional Ranking

#188 Music Pedagogy Program in the Midwest

National Ranking

#527 Music Pedagogy Program in USA

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You could be interested in other options to get accepted at Central College:
Art Programs - ranked top 65% in USA
Performing Arts Programs - ranked top 75% in USA

Contact information:

Central College
812 University
Pella, IA 50219
Phone: (877) 462-3687
Website: www.central.edu

Location map:

Central College Location Map

Music majors:

Bachelor's degree

General Music
Music Teacher Education

Music minors:

Bachelor's degree

Music Teacher Education

Local competitors:

Northwestern University - Music School Ranking
Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, 41 music programs

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign - Music School Ranking
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Champaign, IL, 14 music programs

University of Wisconsin Madison - Music School Ranking
University of Wisconsin Madison

Madison, WI, 11 music programs

University of Iowa - Music School Ranking
University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA, 6 music programs

University of Kansas - Music School Ranking
University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS, 10 music programs

University of Missouri Kansas City - Music School Ranking
University of Missouri Kansas City

Kansas City, MO, 17 music programs

University of Chicago - Music School Ranking
University of Chicago

Chicago, IL, 4 music programs

Washington University in St Louis - Music School Ranking
Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, MO, 4 music programs

Drake University - Music School Ranking
Drake University

Des Moines, IA, 4 music programs

University of Minnesota Twin Cities - Music School Ranking
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN, 9 music programs

University of Missouri Columbia - Music School Ranking
University of Missouri Columbia

Columbia, MO, 5 music programs

Kansas State University - Music School Ranking
Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS, 3 music programs

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