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Music Schools Offering Master's Degrees

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SchoolsMaster's degrees with concentration in music, music pedagogy, and music performance and 9 more majors are offered by 412 music schools in all fifty states. The most music schools offering master's degrees are located in New York (38 schools), California (37 schools), Texas (24 schools), Illinois (20 schools), and Pennsylvania (18 schools).

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

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

Top 50 music master's degree programs:

Yale University - Music School Ranking
1. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 7 master's programs

Northwestern University - Music School Ranking
2. Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, 12 master's programs

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

New York City, NY, 7 master's programs

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

Baltimore, MD, 5 master's programs

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

Pittsburgh, PA, 9 master's programs

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

New York City, NY, 6 master's programs

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

Los Angeles, CA, 12 master's programs

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

Los Angeles, CA, 2 master's programs

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

Ann Arbor, MI, 9 master's programs

Boston University - Music School Ranking
10. Boston University

Boston, MA, 7 master's programs

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

Coral Gables, FL, 13 master's programs

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

Gainesville, FL, 2 master's programs

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

Tallahassee, FL, 8 master's programs

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

Rochester, NY, 11 master's programs

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

Austin, TX, 3 master's programs

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

College Park, MD, 2 master's programs

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

Champaign, IL, 2 master's programs

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

Dallas, TX, 11 master's programs

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

San Francisco, CA, 6 master's programs

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

Madison, WI, 4 master's programs

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

Athens, GA, 2 master's programs

Manhattan School of Music - Music School Ranking
22. Manhattan School of Music

New York City, NY, 7 master's programs

The New School - Music School Ranking
23. The New School

New York City, NY, 7 master's programs

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

Boston, MA, 9 master's programs

Syracuse University - Music School Ranking
25. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 9 master's programs

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

Long Beach, CA, 2 master's programs

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

Columbus, OH, 2 master's programs

Oberlin College - Music School Ranking
28. Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH, 2 master's programs

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

Bloomington, IN, 4 master's programs

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

East Lansing, MI, 8 master's programs

Drexel University - Music School Ranking
31. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 3 master's programs

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

Houston, TX, 2 master's programs

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

Lubbock, TX, 2 master's programs

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

Orlando, FL, 1 master's program

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

Boston, MA, 10 master's programs

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

Cincinnati, OH, 8 master's programs

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

Tempe, AZ, 6 master's programs

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

Fort Collins, CO, 2 master's programs

Temple University - Music School Ranking
39. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 13 master's programs

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

Lexington, KY, 6 master's programs

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

Fairfax, VA, 2 master's programs

Shenandoah University - Music School Ranking
42. Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA, 8 master's programs

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

Boulder, CO, 2 master's programs

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

Baton Rouge, LA, 1 master's program

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

Lawrence, KS, 3 master's programs

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

Norman, OK, 2 master's programs

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

Eugene, OR, 9 master's programs

Ithaca College - Music School Ranking
48. Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY, 5 master's programs

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

Harrisonburg, VA, 1 master's program

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

Iowa City, IA, 1 master's program

Music master's degrees by state:

Schools by State5 Music Master's Degree Schools in Alabama4 Music Master's Degree Schools in Arizona4 Music Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas37 Music Master's Degree Schools in California7 Music Master's Degree Schools in Colorado6 Music Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut1 Music Master's Degree Schools in Delaware13 Music Master's Degree Schools in Florida13 Music Master's Degree Schools in Georgia2 Music Master's Degree Schools in Idaho20 Music Master's Degree Schools in Illinois11 Music Master's Degree Schools in Indiana4 Music Master's Degree Schools in Iowa5 Music Master's Degree Schools in Kansas8 Music Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky10 Music Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana2 Music Master's Degree Schools in Maine7 Music Master's Degree Schools in Maryland15 Music Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts9 Music Master's Degree Schools in Michigan6 Music Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota6 Music Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi13 Music Master's Degree Schools in Missouri2 Music Master's Degree Schools in Montana4 Music Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska2 Music Master's Degree Schools in Nevada3 Music Master's Degree Schools in New Hampshire8 Music Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey2 Music Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico38 Music Master's Degree Schools in New York8 Music Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina4 Music Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota17 Music Master's Degree Schools in Ohio7 Music Master's Degree Schools in Oklahoma4 Music Master's Degree Schools in Oregon18 Music Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania3 Music Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island7 Music Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina2 Music Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota9 Music Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee24 Music Master's Degree Schools in Texas4 Music Master's Degree Schools in Utah3 Music Master's Degree Schools in Vermont10 Music Master's Degree Schools in Virginia7 Music Master's Degree Schools in Washington3 Music Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia2 Music Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia5 Music Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin1 Music Master's Degree Schools in Wyoming
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Music master's degrees by major:

General Music: 225 schools
Music History and Literature: 91 schools
Music Performance: 149 schools
Music Theory and Composition: 77 schools
Piano and Organ: 42 schools
Stringed Instruments: 21 schools
Voice and Opera: 37 schools
Jazz Studies: 28 schools
Music Conducting: 58 schools
Music Therapy: 32 schools
Music Pedagogy: 177 schools
Music Management and Merchandising: 70 schools

Other music diplomas:

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

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