2024 Best Voice Performance Master's Degree Schools in California

If you plan on getting your master's degree in voice performance, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #341 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for voice performance students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 25 master's degrees in voice performance to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on voice performance students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of voice performance students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized voice performance related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Voice Performance Schools

The voice 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 Voice Performance Master's Degree Schools in California.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Voice Performance in California

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

Top California Schools for a Master's in Voice

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a master's degree in voice performance. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in voice performance from University of Southern California

1

San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in voice performance. SFCM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.More information about a master’s in voice performance from San Francisco Conservatory of Music

2

University of Redlands
Redlands, CA

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in voice performance has to check out University of Redlands. Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in voice performance from University of Redlands

Best Voice Performance Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	402	3

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Voice Performance Related Rankings by Major

Voice Performance is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Voice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	156
Music Performance	116
Music Theory & Composition	53
Other Music	46
Stringed Instruments	43
Keyboard Instruments	27
Woodwind Instruments	12
Jazz Studies	10
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	5
Percussion Instruments	3

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.