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Colleges offering master's degrees in Music

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

All levels Certificate 90 Associate 250 Bachelor 899 Master 191 PhD 63 Professional 3

Most schools offering it: California (154), Texas (88), Illinois (61), New York (53), Pennsylvania (47), North Carolina (40)

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Showing 1–24 of 191 schools

CWU
Public

Music: 49 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
10,811
Retention
70%
Programs
122
Awards 2024-25
2,389
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UH
Public

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Music: 34 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
47,980
Retention
87%
Programs
153
Awards 2024-25
11,831
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SFA
Public

Music: 30 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
10,472
Retention
72%
Programs
102
Awards 2024-25
2,369
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UD
Public

Music: 29 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
24,412
Retention
92%
Programs
219
Awards 2024-25
6,438
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UL
Public

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Music: 28 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
23,065
Retention
81%
Programs
152
Awards 2024-25
5,669
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UD
Private nonprofit

Music: 24 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
12,813
Retention
89%
Programs
167
Awards 2024-25
4,720
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UM
Public

Music: 22 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
31,543
Retention
93%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
11,747
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UK
Public

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Music: 22 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
29,792
Retention
86%
Programs
202
Awards 2024-25
7,974
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UNC
Public

Music: 22 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
8,869
Retention
76%
Programs
91
Awards 2024-25
2,253
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UI
Public

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Music: 21 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
30,779
Retention
90%
Programs
231
Awards 2024-25
9,128
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UU
Public

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Music: 20 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
36,894
Retention
86%
Programs
247
Awards 2024-25
9,826
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ISU
Public

Music: 20 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
21,546
Retention
81%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,563
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LU
Public

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Music: 20 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
17,772
Retention
62%
Programs
82
Awards 2024-25
6,611
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