2023 Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in California
Finding the Best Music Doctor's Degree School for You
With 3,457 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #35 most popular major in California.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in California to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in California
The colleges and universities below are the best for music majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best school in California for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in California. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great place for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.
University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #8 on this year’s Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.
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Claremont Graduate University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.
With a ranking of #10, University of California - Riverside did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.
Best Music Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Music Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 320 |
Oregon | 299 |
Nevada | 94 |
Hawaii | 31 |
Alaska | 12 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Music
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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