2024 Best Music Performance Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

Music Performance is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #83 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Performance Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 master's degrees in music performance 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 much a school focuses on music performance students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other music performance 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 music performance related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Performance Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music Performance in Oregon

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in music performance.

Top Oregon Schools for a Master's in Music Performance

1

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

University of Oregon is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in music performance. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in music performance from University of Oregon

2

Portland State University
Portland, OR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in music performance has to check out Portland State University. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in music performance from Portland State University

Best Music Performance Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	675	116
Washington	402	2
Alaska	65	0

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Music Performance Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Music Performance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	16
Conducting	6
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	4
Keyboard Instruments	3
Jazz Studies	3
Music Theory & Composition	2
Music Technology	1

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.