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Music Schools Offering Bachelor's Degrees

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SchoolsBachelor's degrees with concentration in music, jazz, and music history and literature and 9 other programs are offered by 1,114 music schools in all fifty states. The most music schools awarding bachelor's degrees are in California (76 schools), New York (67 schools), Texas (59 schools), and Pennsylvania (56 schools).

The best music bachelor's degree programs in the United States are offered by Yale University. That school has an excellent music bachelor's degree program: five-star rating for curriculum and four stars for teaching.

Below, there is Music-Colleges.com selection of the top fifty music schools granting bachelor's degrees. To learn about all music schools awarding bachelor's degrees, narrow your search by state or program.

Top 50 music bachelor's degree programs:

Yale University - Music School Ranking
1. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 1 bachelor's program

Northwestern University - Music School Ranking
2. Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, 15 bachelor's programs

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

Baltimore, MD, 4 bachelor's programs

The Juilliard School - Music School Ranking
4. The Juilliard School

New York City, NY, 5 bachelor's programs

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

Pittsburgh, PA, 10 bachelor's programs

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

Los Angeles, CA, 11 bachelor's programs

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

New York City, NY, 5 bachelor's programs

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

Los Angeles, CA, 9 bachelor's programs

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

Ann Arbor, MI, 9 bachelor's programs

Boston University - Music School Ranking
10. Boston University

Boston, MA, 7 bachelor's programs

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

Coral Gables, FL, 10 bachelor's programs

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

Gainesville, FL, 2 bachelor's programs

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

Tallahassee, FL, 7 bachelor's programs

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

Rochester, NY, 11 bachelor's programs

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

Austin, TX, 4 bachelor's programs

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

College Park, MD, 3 bachelor's programs

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

Champaign, IL, 8 bachelor's programs

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

Athens, GA, 8 bachelor's programs

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

Madison, WI, 4 bachelor's programs

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

San Francisco, CA, 6 bachelor's programs

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

Dallas, TX, 10 bachelor's programs

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

New York City, NY, 10 bachelor's programs

Oberlin College - Music School Ranking
23. Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH, 9 bachelor's programs

Manhattan School of Music - Music School Ranking
24. Manhattan School of Music

New York City, NY, 7 bachelor's programs

Syracuse University - Music School Ranking
25. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 12 bachelor's programs

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

Long Beach, CA, 4 bachelor's programs

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

Boston, MA, 6 bachelor's programs

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

Columbus, OH, 9 bachelor's programs

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

Orlando, FL, 3 bachelor's programs

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

Bloomington, IN, 5 bachelor's programs

Drexel University - Music School Ranking
31. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 2 bachelor's programs

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

Houston, TX, 2 bachelor's programs

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

Lubbock, TX, 1 bachelor's program

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

East Lansing, MI, 6 bachelor's programs

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

Boston, MA, 13 bachelor's programs

Temple University - Music School Ranking
36. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 10 bachelor's programs

Ithaca College - Music School Ranking
37. Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY, 6 bachelor's programs

James Madison University - Music School Ranking
38. James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA, 1 bachelor's program

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

Tempe, AZ, 5 bachelor's programs

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

Norman, OK, 4 bachelor's programs

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

Eugene, OR, 7 bachelor's programs

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

Cincinnati, OH, 8 bachelor's programs

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

Iowa City, IA, 4 bachelor's programs

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

Lexington, KY, 5 bachelor's programs

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

Boulder, CO, 3 bachelor's programs

Shenandoah University - Music School Ranking
46. Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA, 10 bachelor's programs

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College - Music School Ranking
47. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA, 3 bachelor's programs

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

Fairfax, VA, 1 bachelor's program

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

Lawrence, KS, 4 bachelor's programs

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

Fort Collins, CO, 2 bachelor's programs


Music bachelor's degrees by state:

Schools by State22 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama6 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona19 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas76 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in California16 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado15 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut2 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware32 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida34 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia6 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Idaho47 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois30 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana26 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa20 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas20 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky17 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana6 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine14 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland38 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts29 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan28 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota14 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi33 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri5 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Montana14 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska2 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada7 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Hampshire19 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey4 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico67 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York47 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina7 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Dakota50 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio21 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oklahoma16 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon56 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania6 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island25 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina8 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota34 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee59 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas9 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah7 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont32 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia17 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington6 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia8 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia26 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin1 Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wyoming
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Music bachelor's degrees by major:

General Music: 961 schools
Music History and Literature: 204 schools
Music Performance: 496 schools
Music Theory and Composition: 176 schools
Piano and Organ: 81 schools
Stringed Instruments: 29 schools
Voice and Opera: 102 schools
Jazz Studies: 62 schools
Music Conducting: 6 schools
Music Therapy: 75 schools
Music Pedagogy: 548 schools
Music Management and Merchandising: 193 schools

Other music diplomas:

Certificates: 206 schools
Associate's Degrees: 346 schools
Master's Degrees: 412 schools
Doctoral Degrees: 106 schools

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