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2023 Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, music was ranked #37 in the country. In fact 7,675 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 70 students majoring in music at USC, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Out of the 48 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco Conservatory of Music landed the # 2 spot on the list. SFCM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 56% of the music majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Far Western US Region . CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

About 59% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 41% are male.

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Out of the 48 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of the Arts landed the # 4 spot on the list. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valencia.

Of the 32 students majoring in music at CalArts, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#5

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Out of the 48 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the # 5 spot on the list. UO is a very large public school located in the city of Eugene.

Women make up 55% of the music majors at the school.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 75% are male.

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California State University - Los Angeles came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 24 students majoring in music at Cal State LA, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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Azusa Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 43% are male.

Read full report on Music at Azusa Pacific University

#10

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

About 41% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 59% are male.

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Best Music Colleges by State

Explore the best music schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 629
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.

Majors Similar to Music

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 27 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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