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1.1k Master's degrees in Music in North America

Messiah University3,0(1)

Online

Choral Conducting

Enhance your abilities as an effective music educator and conductor with Messiah University’s M.M. in Choral Conducting degree track

M.Mus. Part-time Online

2 years$12,000/yr

Illinois State University4,5(24)

Normal, United States Top 9% in Worldwide

Music - Music Conducting

Students pursuing the Master of Music - Music Conducting at Illinois State University are given extensive podium time and are mentored by dedicated and active conducting faculty.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus

1 year$15,798/yr

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee3,8(14)

Milwaukee, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Music Performance - Percussion

This Music Performance - Percussion concentration from University of Wisconsin Milwaukee is designed for the music student who wishes to concentrate primarily on the major performing skill in percussion.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus

1 year$27,090/yr

Johns Hopkins University4,6(49)

Baltimore, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Music Theory Pedagogy

The Master of Music in Music Theory Pedagogy degree programme from Johns Hopkins University reflects both the philosophical and practical ideals of the faculty of the Music Theory Department. The members of the music theory faculty are musicians as well as dedicated teachers whose approaches to music are dynamic and varied.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

$66,670/yr

California State University Fullerton4,4(8)

Fullerton, United States Top 7% in Worldwide

Performance - Strings

The Performance - Strings programme at California State University Fullerton offers a variety of opportunities for the developing string student at both the bachelor’s and master’s level.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus

1 year$7,571/yr

University of Cincinnati4,3(19)

Cincinnati, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Clarinet

The Clarinet program offered by the University of Cincinnati consist of performance requirements (lessons, board examinations, recitals, ensemble participation), and academic requirements in music theory, music history, graduate research and writing, and music electives.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus

2 years$26,644/yr

University of Hawaii at Manoa4,1(21)

Honolulu, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Music - Composition

The Music - Composition program at University of Hawaii at Manoa in composition is designed to expose students to a rich variety of multicultural influences while developing compositional technique.

Master Full-time On-campus

1 year$44,864/yr

New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, United States

Strings-Violin

Develop impeccable technique across a breadth of repertoire as a string player at NEC. String-Violin program students receive studio instruction from one of the world’s most distinguished faculties and collaborate with equally passionate and dedicated peers.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus

2 years$61,561/yr

Ohio University4,5(31)

Athens, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Music Theory

The M.M. in Music Theory at Ohio University is intended for those students whose interest in music theory leads them to desire to teach and perform research at the college or university level.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus

1 year$36,729/yr

Clemson University4,0(9)

Clemson, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

Music Education

Music Education from Clemson University is designed for certified working music teachers who desire to complete a master’s degree in music education while maintaining their full-time teaching position.

Master Full-time On-campus

1½ year$29,276/yr

Temple University4,2(71)

Philadelphia, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Music Theory

Study the current analytical trends in music theory and its applications with the Master of Music in Music Theory in Temple University's Boyer College of Music and Dance. The program culminates in a comprehensive examination and a written project that is 30 to 40 pages in length. You will have six years to complete the 32-credit-hour master’s degree on a full- or part-time basis.

M.Mus. Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$52,864/yr

Wesleyan University3,4(5)

Middletown, United States

Music

The Music program of Wesleyan University has concentrations in scholarship (ethnomusicology/musicology), experimental music/composition, and performance.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$18,495/yr

California Institute of the Arts CalArts4,5(11)

California, United States

World Percussion

The MFA Program in World Percussion from California Institute of the Arts CalArts is designed to enable students to acquire the multiple skillsets that will empower them to stake out their own, unique, career pathways to success.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$60,650/yr

University of North Florida4,3(9)

Jacksonville Beach, United States

Music Education - Professional Education

Completion of the Music Education - Professional Education degree at University of North Florida and passing the Florida Department of Education Professional Knowledge and Music Subject Area exams will ensure students meet the eligibility requirements to apply to the FLDOE for a Florida Professional Teaching Certificate.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus

1 year$18,792/yr

New York University4,3(114)

New York City, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Vocal Performance - Classical Voice and Vocal Pedagogy

At the Vocal Performance - Classical Voice and Vocal Pedagogy MM/Adv. Cert. from New York University you’ll study one-on-one with renowned faculty, receive intensive training in voice, diction, and acting, and build a vocal repertoire for teaching.

Master Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$55,254/yr

University of Nevada, Reno4,1(13)

Reno, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

Music Performance-Instrumental Performance

The University of Nevada, Reno Department of Music prepares students for careers in music and beyond. The Master of Music Performance-Instrumental Performance degree is offered at University of Nevada, Reno in the School of the Arts.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus

1 year$18,632/yr

University of Kansas4,6(8)

Lawrence, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Organ and Church Music

The history of Organ and Church Music study at the University of Kansas is long and distinguished. From modest beginnings in 1867, it has grown into one of the largest programs in the country.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus

1 year$20,712/yr

Western University - Canada4,0(56)

London, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide

Popular Music and Culture

Popular Music and Culture from Western University - Canada offers in-depth study of popular music in its musical, cultural, and industrial contexts.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$12,027/yr

University of California, Santa Barbara4,2(32)

Santa Barbara, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Media Arts and Technology

The Media Arts and Technology programme at the University of California, Santa Barbara offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees. This full-time, on-campus course integrates engineering with creative arts. It is designed for ambitious students with backgrounds in science or music who wish to pursue advanced intermedia research.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$14,430/yr

Temple University4,2(71)

Philadelphia, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

String Pedagogy

The String Pedagogy at Temple University will refine your musicianship and teaching skills.

M.Mus. Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$53,922/yr