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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UNM

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Albuquerque, NM

Music Performance: 25 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 23,124
Retention: 76%
Programs: 148
Awards 2024-25: 5,063

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Yale University

New Haven, CT

Music Performance: 25 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 15,564
Retention: 99%
Programs: 132
Awards 2024-25: 5,610

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CMU

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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Music Performance: 24 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 15,888
Retention: 98%
Programs: 203
Awards 2024-25: 6,222

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USF

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University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

Music Performance: 23 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 49,622
Retention: 91%
Programs: 168
Awards 2024-25: 14,503

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Baylor University

Waco, TX

Music Performance: 23 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 20,626
Retention: 91%
Programs: 150
Awards 2024-25: 6,853

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UNC

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

Music Performance: 22 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 18,012
Retention: 79%
Programs: 126
Awards 2024-25: 4,655

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UMC

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University of Missouri-Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

Music Performance: 22 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 14,732
Retention: 75%
Programs: 115
Awards 2024-25: 3,490

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Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Music Performance: 21 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 29,640
Retention: 83%
Programs: 277
Awards 2024-25: 8,286

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Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Music Performance: 21 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 8,234
Retention: 84%
Programs: 119
Awards 2024-25: 2,295

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RUB

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Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

Music Performance: 20 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 52,269
Retention: 93%
Programs: 210
Awards 2024-25: 13,144

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MSU

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Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Music Performance: 19 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 23,375
Retention: 78%
Programs: 120
Awards 2024-25: 5,996

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OCU

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Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

Music Performance: 19 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 2,966
Retention: 84%
Programs: 81
Awards 2024-25: 883

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

Music Performance: 17 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 51,044
Retention: 96%
Programs: 262
Awards 2024-25: 19,199

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CSU

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Columbus State University

Columbus, GA

Music Performance: 17 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 7,913
Retention: 70%
Programs: 87
Awards 2024-25: 1,813

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Musicians Institute

Hollywood, CA

Music Performance: 17 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 824
Retention: 80%
Programs: 6
Awards 2024-25: 273

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CSU

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California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

Music Performance: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 42,003
Retention: 87%
Programs: 137
Awards 2024-25: 10,908

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SMU

Private nonprofit

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX

Music Performance: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 12,116
Retention: 91%
Programs: 151
Awards 2024-25: 3,943

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Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

Music Performance: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 3,514
Retention: 77%
Programs: 53
Awards 2024-25: 880

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WMU

Public

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

Music Performance: 15 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 16,744
Retention: 81%
Programs: 243
Awards 2024-25: 4,305

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NIU

Public

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

Music Performance: 15 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 15,414
Retention: 70%
Programs: 103
Awards 2024-25: 4,012

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PSU

Public

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA

Music Performance: 14 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 50,737
Retention: 93%
Programs: 252
Awards 2024-25: 14,703

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University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Music Performance: 14 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 33,610
Retention: 86%
Programs: 157
Awards 2024-25: 7,875

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University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

Music Performance: 14 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 3,087
Retention: 84%
Programs: 80
Awards 2024-25: 1,072

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BYU

Private nonprofit

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT

Music Performance: 13 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 35,873
Retention: 91%
Programs: 213
Awards 2024-25: 8,076

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