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2024 Ranking - Top 100 music schools:

Yale University - Music School Ranking
1. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 13 music programs

Northwestern University - Music School Ranking
2. Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, 41 music programs

The Juilliard School - Music School Ranking
3. The Juilliard School

New York City, NY, 32 music programs

Johns Hopkins University - Music School Ranking
4. Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD, 15 music programs

Carnegie Mellon University - Music School Ranking
5. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, 23 music programs

New York University - Music School Ranking
6. New York University

New York City, NY, 16 music programs

University of Southern California - Music School Ranking
7. University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA, 33 music programs

University of California Los Angeles - Music School Ranking
8. University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA, 14 music programs

University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Music School Ranking
9. University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI, 26 music programs

Boston University - Music School Ranking
10. Boston University

Boston, MA, 25 music programs

University of Miami - Music School Ranking
11. University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL, 33 music programs

University of Florida - Music School Ranking
12. University of Florida

Gainesville, FL, 7 music programs

Florida State University - Music School Ranking
13. Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL, 19 music programs

University of Rochester - Music School Ranking
14. University of Rochester

Rochester, NY, 30 music programs

The University of Texas at Austin - Music School Ranking
15. The University of Texas

Austin, TX, 11 music programs

University of Maryland College Park - Music School Ranking
16. University of Maryland College Park

College Park, MD, 7 music programs

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

Champaign, IL, 14 music programs

University of Georgia - Music School Ranking
18. University of Georgia

Athens, GA, 13 music programs

San Francisco Conservatory of Music - Music School Ranking
19. San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, CA, 26 music programs

Southern Methodist University - Music School Ranking
20. Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX, 22 music programs

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

Madison, WI, 11 music programs

The New School - Music School Ranking
22. The New School

New York City, NY, 35 music programs

Manhattan School of Music - Music School Ranking
23. Manhattan School of Music

New York City, NY, 38 music programs

The New England Conservatory of Music - Music School Ranking
24. The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, MA, 31 music programs

Oberlin College - Music School Ranking
25. Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH, 15 music programs

Syracuse University - Music School Ranking
26. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 21 music programs

Ohio State University - Music School Ranking
27. Ohio State University

Columbus, OH, 13 music programs

California State University Long Beach - Music School Ranking
28. California State University Long Beach

Long Beach, CA, 6 music programs

Indiana University Bloomington - Music School Ranking
29. Indiana University Bloomington

Bloomington, IN, 20 music programs

University of Central Florida - Music School Ranking
30. University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL, 4 music programs

Michigan State University - Music School Ranking
31. Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI, 21 music programs

Drexel University - Music School Ranking
32. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 6 music programs

University of Houston - Music School Ranking
33. University of Houston

Houston, TX, 5 music programs

Texas Tech University - Music School Ranking
34. Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX, 8 music programs

Berklee College of Music - Music School Ranking
35. Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA, 31 music programs

University of Cincinnati - Music School Ranking
36. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH, 23 music programs

Temple University - Music School Ranking
37. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 29 music programs

Arizona State University Immersion - Music School Ranking
38. Arizona State University Immersion

Tempe, AZ, 14 music programs

University of Kentucky - Music School Ranking
39. University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY, 17 music programs

University of Colorado Boulder - Music School Ranking
40. University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO, 7 music programs

University of Oklahoma Norman - Music School Ranking
41. University of Oklahoma Norman

Norman, OK, 9 music programs

Shenandoah University - Music School Ranking
42. Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA, 24 music programs

University of Oregon - Music School Ranking
43. University of Oregon

Eugene, OR, 21 music programs

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College - Music School Ranking
James Madison University - Music School Ranking
45. James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA, 3 music programs

University of Iowa - Music School Ranking
46. University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA, 6 music programs

University of Kansas - Music School Ranking
47. University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS, 10 music programs

Ithaca College - Music School Ranking
48. Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY, 11 music programs

George Mason University - Music School Ranking
49. George Mason University

Fairfax, VA, 6 music programs

Colorado State University Fort Collins - Music School Ranking
50. Colorado State University Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO, 4 music programs

University of North Texas - Music School Ranking
51. University of North Texas

Denton, TX, 17 music programs

California State University Northridge - Music School Ranking
52. California State University Northridge

Northridge, CA, 5 music programs

University of Hartford - Music School Ranking
53. University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT, 42 music programs

Western Michigan University - Music School Ranking
54. Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI, 23 music programs

Bowling Green State University - Music School Ranking
55. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green, OH, 14 music programs

Montclair State University - Music School Ranking
56. Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ, 8 music programs

University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Music School Ranking
57. University of North Carolina

Greensboro, NC, 18 music programs

Ohio University - Music School Ranking
58. Ohio University

Athens, OH, 22 music programs

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

Kansas City, MO, 17 music programs

Liberty University - Music School Ranking
60. Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA, 12 music programs

Texas State University - Music School Ranking
61. Texas State University

San Marcos, TX, 9 music programs

Kent State University at Kent - Music School Ranking
62. Kent State University

Kent, OH, 13 music programs

Princeton University - Music School Ranking
63. Princeton University

Princeton, NJ, 3 music programs

Stanford University - Music School Ranking
64. Stanford University

Stanford, CA, 5 music programs

University of Chicago - Music School Ranking
65. University of Chicago

Chicago, IL, 4 music programs

Harvard University - Music School Ranking
66. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 5 music programs

Columbia University in the City of New York - Music School Ranking
67. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 6 music programs

Brown University - Music School Ranking
68. Brown University

Providence, RI, 9 music programs

Dartmouth College - Music School Ranking
69. Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH, 3 music programs

University of Pennsylvania - Music School Ranking
70. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, 4 music programs

Duke University - Music School Ranking
71. Duke University

Durham, NC, 4 music programs

Rice University - Music School Ranking
72. Rice University

Houston, TX, 16 music programs

Vanderbilt University - Music School Ranking
73. Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN, 10 music programs

Cornell University - Music School Ranking
74. Cornell University

Ithaca, NY, 9 music programs

Tufts University - Music School Ranking
75. Tufts University

Medford, MA, 3 music programs

Wesleyan University - Music School Ranking
76. Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT, 6 music programs

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

Saint Louis, MO, 4 music programs

Curtis Institute of Music - Music School Ranking
78. Curtis Institute of Music

Philadelphia, PA, 7 music programs

Northeastern University - Music School Ranking
79. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 3 music programs

Emory University - Music School Ranking
80. Emory University

Atlanta, GA, 3 music programs

University of California Berkeley - Music School Ranking
81. University of California Berkeley

Berkeley, CA, 4 music programs

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Music School Ranking
82. University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, NC, 5 music programs

University of Virginia - Music School Ranking
83. University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA, 4 music programs

Amherst College - Music School Ranking
84. Amherst College

Amherst, MA, 2 music programs

Tulane University of Louisiana - Music School Ranking
85. Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA, 5 music programs

Pomona College - Music School Ranking
86. Pomona College

Claremont, CA, 2 music programs

Case Western Reserve University - Music School Ranking
87. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH, 9 music programs

William & Mary - Music School Ranking
88. William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA, 2 music programs

California Institute of the Arts - Music School Ranking
89. California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, CA, 8 music programs

University of California Santa Barbara - Music School Ranking
90. University of California Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA, 5 music programs

University of California San Diego - Music School Ranking
91. University of California San Diego

La Jolla, CA, 6 music programs

University of California Irvine - Music School Ranking
92. University of California Irvine

Irvine, CA, 7 music programs

Stevens Institute of Technology - Music School Ranking
93. Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ, 1 music program

Brandeis University - Music School Ranking
94. Brandeis University

Waltham, MA, 7 music programs

University of Washington Seattle - Music School Ranking
95. University of Washington Seattle

Seattle, WA, 34 music programs

American University - Music School Ranking
96. American University

Washington, DC, 4 music programs

Bard College - Music School Ranking
97. Bard College

Annandale On Hudson, NY, 2 music programs

Rollins College - Music School Ranking
98. Rollins College

Winter Park, FL, 3 music programs

North Carolina State University at Raleigh - Music School Ranking
99. North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC, 1 music program

Binghamton University - Music School Ranking
100. Binghamton University

Vestal, NY, 5 music programs

Music schools by state:

Schools by State23 Music Schools in Alabama20 Music Schools in Arizona20 Music Schools in Arkansas167 Music Schools in California17 Music Schools in Colorado17 Music Schools in Connecticut2 Music Schools in Delaware39 Music Schools in Florida38 Music Schools in Georgia8 Music Schools in Idaho66 Music Schools in Illinois31 Music Schools in Indiana27 Music Schools in Iowa24 Music Schools in Kansas20 Music Schools in Kentucky18 Music Schools in Louisiana7 Music Schools in Maine22 Music Schools in Maryland45 Music Schools in Massachusetts40 Music Schools in Michigan39 Music Schools in Minnesota21 Music Schools in Mississippi37 Music Schools in Missouri5 Music Schools in Montana16 Music Schools in Nebraska4 Music Schools in Nevada7 Music Schools in New Hampshire25 Music Schools in New Jersey4 Music Schools in New Mexico93 Music Schools in New York48 Music Schools in North Carolina7 Music Schools in North Dakota57 Music Schools in Ohio27 Music Schools in Oklahoma20 Music Schools in Oregon63 Music Schools in Pennsylvania7 Music Schools in Rhode Island25 Music Schools in South Carolina8 Music Schools in South Dakota45 Music Schools in Tennessee95 Music Schools in Texas10 Music Schools in Utah8 Music Schools in Vermont34 Music Schools in Virginia33 Music Schools in Washington6 Music Schools in District of Columbia9 Music Schools in West Virginia27 Music Schools in Wisconsin7 Music Schools in Wyoming

Music schools by diploma:

Certificates: 206 schools
Associate's Degrees: 346 schools
Bachelor's Degrees: 1,114 schools
Master's Degrees: 412 schools
Doctoral Degrees: 106 schools

Music schools by major:

General Music: 1,240 schools
Music History and Literature: 247 schools
Music Performance: 576 schools
Music Theory and Composition: 207 schools
Piano and Organ: 98 schools
Stringed Instruments: 35 schools
Voice and Opera: 119 schools
Jazz Studies: 74 schools
Music Conducting: 62 schools
Music Therapy: 80 schools
Music Pedagogy: 611 schools
Music Management and Merchandising: 292 schools

Music schools by region:

Midwest: 379 schools
Northeast: 272 schools
Northwest: 73 schools
South: 499 schools
Southeast: 338 schools
West: 301 schools

Popular music school cities:

in Alabama:
Birmingham: 3 schools
Florence: 1 school
Jacksonville: 1 school
Mobile: 3 schools
Tuscaloosa: 2 schools
in Arizona:
Flagstaff: 1 school
Phoenix: 6 schools
Tempe: 2 schools
Tucson: 1 school
in Arkansas:
Conway: 3 schools
Fayetteville: 1 school
in California:
Azusa: 1 school
Berkeley: 2 schools
Chico: 1 school
Fresno: 3 schools
Fullerton: 2 schools
Hollywood: 2 schools
Irvine: 3 schools
La Jolla: 1 school
Long Beach: 2 schools
Los Angeles: 9 schools
Northridge: 1 school
Orange: 1 school
Pasadena: 2 schools
Redlands: 1 school
Riverside: 4 schools
Sacramento: 4 schools
San Diego: 5 schools
San Francisco: 4 schools
San Jose: 2 schools
Santa Barbara: 3 schools
Stockton: 2 schools
Valencia: 1 school
in Colorado:
Boulder: 2 schools
Denver: 4 schools
Fort Collins: 1 school
Greeley: 1 school
in Connecticut:
Danbury: 1 school
New Haven: 3 schools
Storrs: 1 school
West Hartford: 1 school
in Delaware:
Newark: 1 school
in District of Columbia:
Washington: 6 schools
in Florida:
Boca Raton: 2 schools
Coral Gables: 1 school
DeLand: 1 school
Gainesville: 1 school
Jacksonville: 3 schools
Lakeland: 2 schools
Miami: 3 schools
Orlando: 2 schools
Tallahassee: 2 schools
Tampa: 2 schools
Winter Park: 2 schools
in Georgia:
Athens: 1 school
Atlanta: 5 schools
Carrollton: 1 school
Columbus: 1 school
Duluth: 1 school
Kennesaw: 1 school
Valdosta: 1 school
in Hawaii:
Honolulu: 2 schools
in Idaho:
Rexburg: 1 school
in Illinois:
Champaign: 2 schools
Charleston: 1 school
Chicago: 13 schools
Decatur: 1 school
Dekalb: 1 school
Evanston: 1 school
Normal: 1 school
Wheaton: 1 school
in Indiana:
Bloomington: 1 school
Indianapolis: 4 schools
Muncie: 1 school
Saint Mary Of The Woods: 1 school
in Iowa:
Cedar Falls: 1 school
Decorah: 1 school
Des Moines: 2 schools
Iowa City: 1 school
in Kansas:
Lawrence: 1 school
Manhattan: 1 school
Wichita: 2 schools
in Kentucky:
Bowling Green: 1 school
Lexington: 2 schools
Louisville: 3 schools
Morehead: 1 school
in Louisiana:
Baton Rouge: 2 schools
Lafayette: 1 school
New Orleans: 5 schools
in Maryland:
Baltimore: 7 schools
College Park: 1 school
Towson: 1 school
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 3 schools
Boston: 10 schools
Cambridge: 3 schools
Lowell: 1 school
in Michigan:
Ann Arbor: 2 schools
Detroit: 1 school
East Lansing: 1 school
Kalamazoo: 2 schools
Mount Pleasant: 1 school
Rochester Hills: 2 schools
Ypsilanti: 1 school
in Minnesota:
Duluth: 2 schools
Minneapolis: 3 schools
Northfield: 2 schools
Saint Paul: 8 schools
in Mississippi:
Hattiesburg: 2 schools
University: 1 school
in Missouri:
Cape Girardeau: 1 school
Columbia: 3 schools
Kansas City: 3 schools
Kirksville: 1 school
Saint Louis: 6 schools
Springfield: 3 schools
Warrensburg: 1 school
in Nebraska:
Lincoln: 3 schools
Omaha: 2 schools
in Nevada:
Las Vegas: 2 schools
in New Jersey:
Glassboro: 1 school
Jersey City: 1 school
Lawrenceville: 1 school
Montclair: 1 school
New Brunswick: 1 school
Princeton: 1 school
Wayne: 1 school
in New Mexico:
Albuquerque: 1 school
in New York:
Albany: 2 schools
Annandale On Hudson: 1 school
Bronx: 4 schools
Brooklyn: 2 schools
Buffalo: 4 schools
Fredonia: 1 school
Ithaca: 2 schools
New York City: 18 schools
Oneonta: 2 schools
Potsdam: 1 school
Purchase: 2 schools
Queens: 1 school
Rochester: 4 schools
Stony Brook: 1 school
Syracuse: 3 schools
in North Carolina:
Boone: 1 school
Chapel Hill: 1 school
Charlotte: 3 schools
Cullowhee: 1 school
Elon: 1 school
Greensboro: 4 schools
Greenville: 1 school
Winston Salem: 5 schools
in Ohio:
Akron: 1 school
Athens: 1 school
Berea: 1 school
Bowling Green: 1 school
Cincinnati: 4 schools
Cleveland: 4 schools
Columbus: 2 schools
Dayton: 4 schools
Kent: 1 school
Oberlin: 1 school
Oxford: 1 school
in Oklahoma:
Edmond: 2 schools
Norman: 1 school
Oklahoma City: 3 schools
Stillwater: 1 school
Tulsa: 3 schools
in Oregon:
Eugene: 2 schools
Portland: 6 schools
in Pennsylvania:
Annville: 1 school
Indiana: 1 school
Mechanicsburg: 1 school
Millersville: 1 school
Philadelphia: 9 schools
Pittsburgh: 6 schools
West Chester: 1 school
in Puerto Rico:
San Juan: 3 schools
in Rhode Island:
Providence: 3 schools
in South Carolina:
Anderson: 1 school
Charleston: 2 schools
Columbia: 4 schools
Greenville: 2 schools
in Tennessee:
Cleveland: 2 schools
Knoxville: 3 schools
Memphis: 4 schools
Murfreesboro: 1 school
Nashville: 9 schools
in Texas:
Arlington: 1 school
Austin: 5 schools
Commerce: 1 school
Dallas: 4 schools
Denton: 2 schools
Edinburg: 1 school
El Paso: 2 schools
Fort Worth: 3 schools
Houston: 6 schools
Huntsville: 1 school
Kingsville: 1 school
Lubbock: 2 schools
Nacogdoches: 1 school
San Antonio: 10 schools
San Marcos: 1 school
Waco: 2 schools
in Utah:
Cedar City: 1 school
Ephraim: 1 school
Logan: 1 school
Provo: 1 school
Salt Lake City: 3 schools
in Virginia:
Fairfax: 1 school
Harrisonburg: 2 schools
Lynchburg: 3 schools
Norfolk: 3 schools
Richmond: 3 schools
Winchester: 1 school
in Washington:
Bellingham: 2 schools
Ellensburg: 1 school
Seattle: 6 schools
in West Virginia:
Morgantown: 1 school
in Wisconsin:
Appleton: 1 school
Eau Claire: 1 school
Kenosha: 2 schools
Madison: 2 schools
Milwaukee: 4 schools
Stevens Point: 1 school
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