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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 25–48 of 191 schools

UG
Public

Music: 19 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
43,146
Retention
94%
Programs
270
Awards 2024-25
14,239
CampusOnlineHybrid
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TTU
Public

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Music: 19 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
40,757
Retention
85%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
10,998
CampusOnlineHybrid
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TSU
Public

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Music: 19 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
40,674
Retention
80%
Programs
141
Awards 2024-25
8,620
CampusOnlineHybrid
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GMU
Public

Music: 19 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
39,766
Retention
86%
Programs
196
Awards 2024-25
11,076
CampusOnlineHybrid
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ECU
Public

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Music: 19 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
26,940
Retention
83%
Programs
185
Awards 2024-25
7,270
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UM
Public

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Music: 19 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
20,276
Retention
77%
Programs
140
Awards 2024-25
4,829
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UNV
Public

Music: 18 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
32,911
Retention
79%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
6,850
CampusOnlineHybrid
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EIU
Public

Music: 18 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students
8,505
Retention
72%
Programs
80
Awards 2024-25
2,399
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UA
Public

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Music: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
40,846
Retention
89%
Programs
195
Awards 2024-25
9,584
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SJS
Public

Music: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
37,661
Retention
87%
Programs
139
Awards 2024-25
9,909
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UTE
Public

Music: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
25,039
Retention
79%
Programs
114
Awards 2024-25
5,278
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UN
Public

Music: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
24,393
Retention
86%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
5,538
CampusOnlineHybrid
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ETA
Public

Music: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
13,252
Retention
57%
Programs
89
Awards 2024-25
3,398
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SPC
Public

Music: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
3,333
Retention
80%
Programs
61
Awards 2024-25
784
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WIU
Public

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

Students
6,332
Retention
61%
Programs
91
Awards 2024-25
1,902
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SHS
Public

Music: 14 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
21,039
Retention
73%
Programs
116
Awards 2024-25
5,116
CampusOnlineHybrid
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YU
Private nonprofit

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Music: 14 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
15,564
Retention
99%
Programs
132
Awards 2024-25
5,610
CampusHybrid
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USD
Public

Music: 14 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
10,619
Retention
79%
Programs
89
Awards 2024-25
2,169
CampusOnlineHybrid
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KSU
Public

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Music: 13 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students
20,295
Retention
86%
Programs
200
Awards 2024-25
5,644
CampusOnlineHybrid
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