2024 Best Other Music Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

a master's degree in other music is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #401 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for other music students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 master's degrees in other music during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other music students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other music students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other music related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other music students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Other Music Schools

The other music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Music Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Music in the Far Western US Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for other music students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Other Music

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in other music. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in other music from University of Southern California

2

California State University - Northridge
Northridge, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat California State University - Northridge if you wish to pursue a master's degree in other music. CSUN is a very large public university located in the city of Northridge.More information about a master’s in other music from California State University - Northridge

Best Other Music Colleges by State

Explore the best other music colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	675	46
Oregon	291	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Music

One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Other Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	222
Music Performance	146
Music Theory & Composition	58
Stringed Instruments	44
Keyboard Instruments	31
Voice Performance	28
Jazz Studies	16
Woodwind Instruments	13
Conducting	11
Music Technology	11

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.