2023 Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You
With 960 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #49 most popular major in Pennsylvania.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Check out the music master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.
Top 10 Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Temple University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.
About 59% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 41% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Messiah University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in Pennsylvania. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg.
Of the 42 students majoring in music at Messiah, 52% are male and 48% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 49% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 51% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 45% of the music majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 53% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 47% are male.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.
About 40% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 60% are male.
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University of Valley Forge landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. Located in the suburb of Phoenixville, UVF is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in music at UVF, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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University of Pennsylvania 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 #9 on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
About 50% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 50% are male.
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The University of the Arts came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. UArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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Request InformationBest Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 2,324 |
| Maryland | 393 |
| New Jersey | 593 |
| District of Columbia | 117 |
| Delaware | 43 |
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Music Related Majors
Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
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 12 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).
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