82 Meaningful Graduation Songs for the Class of 2024

Graduation is a bittersweet moment for students—it’s a time of excitement but also one filled with mixed emotions about the future. Am I ready to move on? Will I stay in touch with my friends? What does the future hold for me? One of the best ways to support and celebrate students as they experience this important milestone is with music. That’s why we’ve put together this list of the best graduation songs for 2024.

Remember, every classroom is different! Before adding these songs to your playlist, listen to them in advance to ensure they match the tone of your educational setting. Similarly, please expect college graduation songs to contain mature themes and language.

Jump to:

• Preschool Graduation Songs
• Kindergarten Graduation Songs
• Elementary School Graduation Songs
• Middle School Graduation Songs
• High School Graduation Songs
• College Graduation Songs

Preschool Graduation Songs

1. We’re Moving Up to Kindergarten by The Orchard Enterprises

2. I’m B-I-G by Wayne Potash

3. Preschool Graduation Day Song by Young Music Company

4. Thank You by Patty Shukla

Kindergarten Graduation Songs

5. May There Always Be Sunshine by Dr. Jean

6. One Small Voice by Jack Hartmann

7. What I Am by Sesame Street with Will.i.am

8. Easy Goodbye Song by Dream English Kids

9. You’ve Got a Friend in Me by Randy Newman

10. A Whole New World by Lea Salonga and Brad Kane

11. Let’s Graduate by The Kiboomers

12. How Far I’ll Go by Auli’i Cravalho

13. Kindergarten Graduation Song by Freddie Shoehorn

14. Each of Us Is a Flower by Charlotte Diamond

Elementary School Graduation Songs

15. I Will Remember You by Sarah McLachlan

16. Try Everything by Shakira

17. I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack

18. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day

19. Permission to Dance by BTS

20. High Hopes by Frank Sinatra

21. I Will Remember You by Amy Grant

22. Change by Taylor Swift

23. Don’t Forget To Remember by The Bee Gees

24. Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce

25. It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday by Boyz II Men

26. Hall of Fame by the Script ft. Will.i.am

27. The Climb by Miley Cyrus

Middle School Graduation Songs

28. Dynamite by BTS

29. Breaking Free by High School Musical Cast

30. (I Had) The Time of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes

31. The Times They Are A-Changin’ by Bob Dylan

32. With a Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles

33. High Hopes by Panic! at the Disco

34. Dynamite by Taio Cruz

35. 100 Years by Five for Fighting

36. 7 Years by Lukas Graham

37. The Time by The Black Eyed Peas

38. Move On Up by Curtis Mayfield

39. Long Live by Taylor Swift

40. Life Is a Highway by Rascal Flatts

High School Graduation Songs

41. Graduate by Third Eye Blind

42. Graduation Day by The Beach Boys

43. Something Big by Shawn Mendes

44. Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve

45. Life Goes On by BTS

46. Firework by Katy Perry

47. Graduation (Friends Forever) by Vitamin C

48. Going Away to College by Blink-182

49. Billionaire by Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars

50. Don’t You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds

51. Lean On Me by Bill Withers

52. In My Life by The Beatles

53. The Final Countdown by Europe

54. We Are the Champions by Queen

55. No Such Thing by John Mayer

56. Here’s To Never Growing Up by Avril Lavigne

57. How Far We’ve Come by Matchbox Twenty

58. Times Like These by Foo Fighters

59. Best Day of My Life by American Authors

60. Whenever You Remember by Carrie Underwood

61. As It Was by Harry Styles

62. Ghost! by Kid Cudi

63. See You Again by Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth

64. I Was Here by Beyoncé

65. Prom by SZA

66. Meant To Be by Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line

67. Memories by Maroon 5

68. My Shot by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom Jr., Anthony Ramos, and Okieriete Onaodowan

College Graduation Songs

69. Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield

70. We Are Young by Fun. ft. Janelle Monáe

71. Today My Life Begins by Bruno Mars

72. Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen

73. My Future by Billie Eilish

74. About Damn Time by Lizzo

75. Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) by Kid Cudi

76. Good Life by OneRepublic

77. The Edge of Glory by Lady Gaga

78. Congratulations by Post Malone ft. Quavo

79. Ribs by Lorde

80. Graduation by Benny Blanco and Juice WRLD

81. Good Life by Kanye West ft. T-Pain

82. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! at the Disco

What are your favorite graduation songs for 2024? Come share in our We Are Teachers HELPLINE group on Facebook.

Also, check out our list of the Best End-of-Year Playlist Songs.