2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Music in Pennsylvania

General Music is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #88 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Music in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 29 master's degrees in general music to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in general music matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Music in Pennsylvania ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality general music program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general music.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Music in Pennsylvania

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

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

1

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
Indiana, PA

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general music. IUP is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Indiana. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in general music in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 16 general music individuals who graduated with this degree at IUP in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general music from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

2

West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general music has to take a look at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in general music in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 10 general music students who graduated with this degree at WCUPA in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general music from West Chester University of Pennsylvania

3

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Pennsylvania is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in general music. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general music in Pennsylvania.

There were about 2 general music individuals who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general music from University of Pennsylvania

4

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general music. Pitt is a very large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in general music in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 1 general music individuals who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general music from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

5

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. More information about a master’s in general music from Temple University

5

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. More information about a master’s in general music from Carnegie Mellon University

Best General Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	79
Maryland	342	36
District of Columbia	330	8
New Jersey	323	39
Delaware	123	27

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General Music Related Rankings by Major

One of 16 majors within the Music area of study, General Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to General Music

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	112
Music Technology	11
Jazz Studies	11
Stringed Instruments	7
Voice Performance	6
Music Theory & Composition	5
Music Pedagogy	4
Conducting	2
Music History	2

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.