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2023 Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

Music is the #43 most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 321 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for music majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the United States for music students working on their master’s degree. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

About 50% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Out of the 321 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 49% of the music majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattan School of Music. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools list. Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 132 students majoring in music at Manhattan School of Music, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 49% of the music majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The New England Conservatory of Music helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the United States. The New England Conservatory of Music is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 49% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 51% are male.

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#6

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 121 students majoring in music at Yale, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#7

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

The Juilliard School landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. Located in the city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 53% of the music majors at the school.

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#8

The New School

New York, NY

The New School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Berklee College of Music ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 49% are male.

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Of the 92 students majoring in music at Johns Hopkins, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#11

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Women make up 50% of the music majors at the school.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

About 49% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 51% are male.

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University of North Texas ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools list. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

About 48% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 52% are male.

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University of Southern California landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 70 students majoring in music at USC, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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With a ranking of #14, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their master’s degree. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

About 41% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 59% are male.

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Longy School of Music of Bard College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Longy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Women make up 73% of the music majors at the school.

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San Francisco Conservatory of Music did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. SFCM is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 56% of the music majors at the school.

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#17

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools ranking. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

Of the 66 students majoring in music at University of Rochester, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#19

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #19, Temple University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

About 59% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 41% are male.

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#19

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 52% of the music majors at the school.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

About 59% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 41% are male.

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#21

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 55% of the music majors at the school.

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#21

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 61% of the music majors at the school.

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#24

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

Women make up 38% of the music majors at the school.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the music majors at the school.

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#28

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
#33

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY
#34

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
#35

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA
#36

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA
#37

Queens College

Queens, NY
#39

University of Denver

Denver, CO
#40

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
#41

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT
#43

Boston University

Boston, MA
#43

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA
#45

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
#48

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
51 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
52 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS
53 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
53 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
53 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
53 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
57 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
58 Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO
59 Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK
59 Baylor University Waco, TX
59 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
59 University of Delaware Newark, DE
59 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
59 Shenandoah University Winchester, VA

Music by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Music

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 26 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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