2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Other Music in California

A master's degree in other music is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #361 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Other Music in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 75 master's degrees in other music during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

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

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for other music, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. 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 ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for other music.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Music in California

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

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

1

California State University - Northridge
Northridge, CA

31 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

California State University - Northridge is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in other music. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in other music in California.

There were roughly 31 other music individuals who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in other music from California State University - Northridge

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

29 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a master's degree in other music. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in other music in California.

There were roughly 29 other music students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in other music from University of Southern California

3

Mills College
Oakland, CA

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Mills College if you want to pursue a master's degree in other music. Located in the large city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in other music in California.

There were approximately 10 other music individuals who graduated with this degree at Mills in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in other music from Mills College

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Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Academy of Art University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in other music. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for master's degrees in other music in California.

There were about 4 other music individuals who graduated with this degree at Academy of Art University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in other music from Academy of Art University

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University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the large city of Irvine. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in other music in California.

There were roughly 1 other music individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in other music from University of California - Irvine

Best Other Music Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Other Music Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oregon	282	0

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Other Music Related Rankings by Major

Other Music is one of 16 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Other Music

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	146
General Music	125
Music Theory & Composition	47
Voice Performance	37
Stringed Instruments	32
Keyboard Instruments	26
Woodwind Instruments	10
Jazz Studies	8
Brass Instruments	7
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	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). More about our data sources and methodologies.