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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 121–144 of 191 schools

PCC
Private nonprofit

Music: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
4,461
Programs
56
Awards 2024-25
859
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HU
Private nonprofit

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

Music: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
4,244
Retention
85%
Programs
82
Awards 2024-25
658
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NU
Private nonprofit

Nazareth University

Rochester, NY

Music: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
2,401
Retention
85%
Programs
88
Awards 2024-25
741
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Music: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
37,297
Retention
94%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
11,456
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SFS
Public

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Music: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
22,563
Retention
83%
Programs
129
Awards 2024-25
5,688
CampusOnlineHybrid
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HU
Private nonprofit

Howard University

Washington, DC

Music: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
14,890
Retention
91%
Programs
91
Awards 2024-25
3,221
CampusOnlineHybrid
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TUL
Private nonprofit

Music: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
13,310
Retention
93%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
4,625
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MSU
Public

Music: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students
8,791
Retention
65%
Programs
71
Awards 2024-25
1,265
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CUA
Private nonprofit

Music: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
5,243
Retention
87%
Programs
151
Awards 2024-25
1,303
CampusOnlineHybrid
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HU
Private nonprofit

Houghton University

Houghton, NY

Music: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
1,200
Retention
84%
Programs
46
Awards 2024-25
216
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BU
Private nonprofit

Bethesda University

Anaheim, CA

Music: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Admission
Open
Students
263
Retention
45%
Programs
8
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SDS
Public

Music: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

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

Music: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

Students
28,306
Retention
92%
Programs
245
Awards 2024-25
8,615
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BSU
Public

Music: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

Students
21,089
Retention
78%
Programs
196
Awards 2024-25
5,931
CampusOnlineHybrid
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PSU
Public

Music: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

Students
19,951
Retention
76%
Programs
198
Awards 2024-25
5,535
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Private nonprofit

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Music: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

Students
18,566
Retention
99%
Programs
121
Awards 2024-25
6,960
CampusOnlineHybrid
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PU
Private nonprofit

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Music: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

Students
9,137
Retention
98%
Programs
53
Awards 2024-25
2,453
CampusHybrid
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