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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 49–72 of 143 schools

SBU
Public

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Music Performance: 13 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
26,689
Retention
90%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
7,857
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OUC
Public

Music Performance: 13 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
26,323
Retention
84%
Programs
266
Awards 2024-25
7,864
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CQC
Public

CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY

Music Performance: 13 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
15,965
Retention
79%
Programs
126
Awards 2024-25
2,654
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UO
Public

Music Performance: 12 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
24,404
Retention
86%
Programs
125
Awards 2024-25
6,133
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CIM
Private nonprofit

Curtis Institute of Music

Philadelphia, PA

Music Performance: 12 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
161
Retention
100%
Programs
10
Awards 2024-25
40
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UCA
Public

Music Performance: 11 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
10,112
Retention
73%
Programs
93
Awards 2024-25
2,405
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UM
Private nonprofit

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Music Performance: 10 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
19,852
Retention
94%
Programs
206
Awards 2024-25
6,326
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WSU
Public

Music Performance: 10 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
16,689
Retention
69%
Programs
171
Awards 2024-25
4,025
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SU
Private nonprofit

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Music Performance: 10 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
4,454
Retention
82%
Programs
115
Awards 2024-25
1,331
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SDS
Public

Music Performance: 8 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
41,137
Retention
91%
Programs
180
Awards 2024-25
11,392
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JMU
Public

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Music Performance: 8 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
22,740
Retention
92%
Programs
88
Awards 2024-25
5,651
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BU
Public

Music Performance: 8 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
18,816
Retention
89%
Programs
144
Awards 2024-25
5,467
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UAM
Public

Music Performance: 8 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
13,332
Retention
73%
Programs
198
Awards 2024-25
3,244
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LU
Private nonprofit

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

Music Performance: 8 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
3,714
Retention
82%
Programs
112
Awards 2024-25
796
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UK
Public

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Music Performance: 7 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
34,709
Retention
87%
Programs
287
Awards 2024-25
9,772
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HU
Private nonprofit

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Music Performance: 7 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
30,259
Retention
98%
Programs
259
Awards 2024-25
11,030
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KSU
Public

Music Performance: 7 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
26,374
Retention
81%
Programs
242
Awards 2024-25
6,750
CampusOnlineHybrid
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