2024 Best Music Performance Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Ranked #83 in popularity, music performance is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of music performance. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 64 master's degrees in music performance during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to music performance students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of music 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 music performance related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Music Performance Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Performance Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music Performance in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in music performance.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Music Performance

1

Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Brigham Young University - Provo is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in music performance. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Provo.More information about a master’s in music performance from Brigham Young University - Provo

2

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

47 Annual Graduates

University of Colorado Boulder is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in music performance. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder.More information about a master’s in music performance from University of Colorado Boulder

Best Music Performance Colleges by State

Explore the best music performance schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	317	47
Utah	287	9
Idaho	145	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Music Performance

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	177
Music Technology	35
Other Music	15
Conducting	3
Music Theory & Composition	1

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.