2024 Best Music Performance Schools

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Northwestern University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in music performance. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 57 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

2

Yale University
New Haven, CT

Every student pursuing a degree in music performance has to take a look at Yale University. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were approximately 28 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

3

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

University of Southern California is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in music performance. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 37 music performance students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

4

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in music performance. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

5

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 98 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

6

New York University
New York, NY

Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 88 music performance students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

7

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were approximately 132 music performance students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

8

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were approximately 59 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

9

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 27 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

10

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were about 144 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

11

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 22 music performance students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available.

12

Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH

Located in the fringe town of Oberlin, Oberlin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 8th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 67 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Oberlin in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

14

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. This university ranks 3rd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 277 music performance students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

15

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 52 music performance students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.

16

Boston University
Boston, MA

Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. This university ranks 6th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 92 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

17

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 45 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

18

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 42 music performance students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.

19

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 176 music performance students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.

20

Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA

Messiah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg. This university ranks 31st out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 52 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent year we have data available.

21

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were about 5 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

21

University of Houston
Houston, TX

Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 27 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.

22

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 93 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN

Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. This university ranks 3rd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 23 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent year we have data available.

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Chapman University
Orange, CA

Chapman is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Orange. This university ranks 32nd out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 5 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent data year.