If you're seeking a Doctor's Degree in music therapy, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #697 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
There was only one school in the United States to review for the 2025 Best Music Therapy Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Therapy Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Music Therapy in the United States
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in music therapy.
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).