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1.1k Master's degrees in Music in North America

Music
The Music degree at California State University Fullerton offers two concentrations: theory/composition and performance.
Music Education
The M.M. in Music Education at University of North Carolina Greensboro requires 32 credit hours. At least one half the work credited toward the degree must be in 600-level courses or above.
Music Technology
At the Music Technology MM program from New York University, you'll have the opportunity to work at major recording studios and media companies in the capital of the music industry, and develop expertise in an academic setting that encourages creative experimentation.
Conducting
The Conducting from Syracuse University is highly focused with refined enrollment allowing students generous podium time with outstanding ensembles, creative collaboration in coaching and opportunities for off-campus collaboration.
Conducting
Collaborating and performing with outstanding performers is an important part of the Conducting experience at Northwestern University. For more than a century, the Bienen School has offered a unique combination of conservatory-level musical training with the academic rigor of a top-tier research institution.
Music - Composition
From an introductory composition class that centers on the performance of specific writing projects and the development of individual work to one-to-one private instruction with our upper-level students, the Music - Composition MM program from University of South Carolina is an environment dedicated to musical excellence, broad academic inquiry and strong professional skills.
Music Education
This Music Education program from Hofstra University is designed to prepare students with the comprehensive knowledge and skills required to succeed in today's schools.
Chamber Music
The Chamber Music MM program from University of Texas at Austin trains students as informed artist-performers. In addition to demonstrating technical mastery of their instrument or voice, students are expected to exhibit a thorough understanding of the theoretical, pedagogical, and historical aspects of the major, as well as a knowledge of the literature of their performance area.
Horn
The Horn program is offered at Indiana University Bloomington.
Music Education
Master’s degree students typically join the Music Education program at University of Miami after several years of teaching in public or private school settings, and already possess music teacher certification.
Piano Performance - Solo Piano
At the Piano Performance - Solo Piano MM program from New York University you will receive intensive, conservatory-style training and attend master classes with leading artists, develop your technique and repertoire, and perform regularly both on and off campus in recitals, ensembles, salon evenings, showcase concerts, and more.
Woodwind Studies
At the Woodwind Studies MM program from New York University you will learn both the theory and practice of becoming a skilled performer, as well as demonstrate and apply entrepreneurial skills essential to the real and varied world of the music profession, including concert programming, grant writing, and more.
Conducting - Choral
The Conducting - Choral program at the University of Cincinnati consists of performance requirements (lessons, board examinations, recitals, ensemble participation), and academic requirements in music theory, music history, graduate research and writing, and music electives.
Music
Music from Youngstown State University can take you to new heights in several diverse career opportunities.
Performance - Strings
The Performance - Strings program at University of Tennessee Knoxville is designed for accomplished orchestral string players who intend to pursue careers as performers or teachers.
Composition
The Composition program is offered at Indiana University Bloomington.
Classical Guitar
When you study in the Classical Guitar program of Cleveland Institute of Music, you’ll be prepared to excel as a contemporary classical guitarist.
Orchestral Conducting
The Orchestral Conducting program is offered at Indiana University Bloomington.
Composition
The Composition degree program at The Juilliard School is an advanced course of study for musicians who hold the bachelor’s degree and who seek graduate musical training and classroom learning to prepare themselves more fully for careers as professional musicians.
Music Theory and Composition
The five full time members of the UK theory & composition faculty are engaged in active creation and research with particular distinction in popular music studies, pedagogy, Schenkerian studies, 19th century music, and commissioned compositions. The Music Theory and Composition MA/MM program is offered at University of Kentucky.