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Colleges offering master's degrees in Music Performance

143 U.S. colleges and universities offer Music Performance at the master level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 106 Associate 54 Bachelor 429 Master 143 PhD 36 Professional 3

Most schools offering it: New York (34), California (33), Ohio (31), Texas (29), Pennsylvania (26), North Carolina (21)

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Showing 1–24 of 143 schools

IU
Public

Music Performance: 174 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
48,424
Retention
91%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
20,593
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JHU
Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Music Performance: 108 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
30,210
Retention
98%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
12,221
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UCC
Public

Music Performance: 103 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
45,026
Retention
85%
Programs
305
Awards 2024-25
12,894
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BCM
Private nonprofit

Music Performance: 100 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
8,369
Retention
89%
Programs
14
Awards 2024-25
2,368
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UMA
Public

Music Performance: 67 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
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NYU
Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

Music Performance: 63 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
56,832
Retention
96%
Programs
237
Awards 2024-25
20,211
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BU
Private nonprofit

Boston University

Boston, MA

Music Performance: 56 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
37,737
Retention
95%
Programs
299
Awards 2024-25
13,285
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UR
Private nonprofit

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Music Performance: 49 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
11,946
Retention
91%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
4,112
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UNT
Public

Music Performance: 48 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
46,864
Retention
77%
Programs
159
Awards 2024-25
13,522
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DU
Private nonprofit

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Music Performance: 45 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
21,210
Retention
86%
Programs
227
Awards 2024-25
6,518
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NS
Private nonprofit

The New School

New York, NY

Music Performance: 45 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
9,068
Retention
85%
Programs
63
Awards 2024-25
3,030
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UCB
Public

Music Performance: 44 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
38,799
Retention
90%
Programs
120
Awards 2024-25
10,325
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CIM
Private nonprofit

Music Performance: 43 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
293
Retention
90%
Programs
1
Awards 2024-25
97
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FSU
Public

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Music Performance: 41 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
43,889
Retention
96%
Programs
149
Awards 2024-25
14,293
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BC
Private nonprofit

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

Music Performance: 31 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
2,911
Retention
85%
Programs
17
Awards 2024-25
853
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GSU
Public

Music Performance: 30 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
34,944
Retention
80%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
8,848
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MU
Private nonprofit

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Music Performance: 29 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
3,373
Retention
89%
Programs
103
Awards 2024-25
866
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MSU
Public

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Music Performance: 25 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
52,089
Retention
90%
Programs
268
Awards 2024-25
13,223
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NU
Private nonprofit

Music Performance: 25 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
23,856
Retention
98%
Programs
234
Awards 2024-25
8,806
CampusOnlineHybrid
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