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2023 Most Popular Music Doctor's Degree Schools in California

13 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Music Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.

Check out the music doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California 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.

Women make up 40% of the music majors at the school.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the music majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 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 suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in music at UCSB, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Women make up 13% of the music majors at the school.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Women make up 20% of the music majors at the school.

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#6

World Mission University

Los Angeles, CA

World Mission University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. World Mission University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 50% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

Of the 4 students majoring in music at UC Santa Cruz, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Claremont Graduate University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

Of the 4 students majoring in music at Claremont Graduate University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Best Music Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Colleges 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 13 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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