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

Music Performance is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #76 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for music performance students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 112 master's degrees in music performance to qualified students.

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

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

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of music performance students usually has them for a 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

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 performance.

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

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

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

1

Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA

34 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Messiah University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in music performance. Located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in Pennsylvania.

There were about 34 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in music performance from Messiah University

2

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

32 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in music performance has to take a look at Temple University. Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 32 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in music performance from Temple University

3

Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA

22 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in music performance needs to take a look at Duquesne University. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit 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 music performance in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 22 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in music performance from Duquesne University

4

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in music performance needs to look into Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 14 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in music performance from Carnegie Mellon University

5

West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in Pennsylvania.

There were about 10 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at WCUPA in the most recent data year.

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

6

The University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA

UArts is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. More information about a master’s in music performance from The University of the Arts

Best Music Performance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	276
Maryland	342	94
New Jersey	323	62

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Music Performance Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Music Performance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	29
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.