2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music Therapy in the Plains States Region

Music Therapy isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #444 in popularity out of 1095 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music Therapy in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4 master's degrees in music therapy during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Music Therapy School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in music therapy matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music Therapy in the Plains States Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of music therapy students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Music Therapy Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for music therapy.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music Therapy in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in music therapy.

Most Well Attended Schools for Music Therapy Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

University of Kansas is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in music therapy. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in music therapy in Kansas.

There were approximately 3 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in music therapy from University of Kansas

2

Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Augsburg University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in music therapy. Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Minneapolis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in music therapy in Minnesota.

There were about 1 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at Augsburg in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in music therapy from Augsburg University

3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

#2 Most Popular In MN

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in music therapy. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. More information about a master’s in music therapy from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

3

Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO

#1 Most Popular In MO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Maryville University of Saint Louis if you wish to pursue a master's degree in music therapy. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in music therapy from Maryville University of Saint Louis

3

Wartburg College
Waverly, IA

#1 Most Popular In IA

Wartburg College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in music therapy. Wartburg is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Waverly. More information about a master’s in music therapy from Wartburg College

Best Music Therapy Colleges by State

Explore the most popular music therapy colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	346	2
Minnesota	345	0
Iowa	287	0
Kansas	244	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Music Therapy

Music Therapy is one of 13 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Music Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapy	547
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	50
Orthotist/Prosthetist	20
Art Therapy	12
Rehabilitation Science	12
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	6

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver. More about our data sources and methodologies.