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2023 Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in California

11 Colleges
$38,302 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Doctor's Degree School for You

With 629 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #40 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in California to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Music Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great place for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree music programs. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

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Claremont Graduate University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Music Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Music Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 63
Oregon 74
Nevada 33
Hawaii 8
Alaska 0

One of 9 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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