2026 Best Music Therapy Schools in the Far Western Region
Music Therapy programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their music therapy programs.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 schools to find the best for music therapy students.
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Best Schools for Music Therapy in the Far Western Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music therapy degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Music Therapy
Our analysis ranked University Of The Pacific the best school in the country for a degree in music therapy. Set in the city of Stockton, University Of The Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Roughly 68% of students complete a degree within six years here. University Of The Pacific awarded about 12 music therapy degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the music therapy program make about $88,755 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $23,514 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 6 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.
