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

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.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of music performance. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 30 master's degrees in music performance during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in Virginia ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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 Virginia

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

James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in music performance has to check out James Madison University. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in Virginia.

There were approximately 16 music performance students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year.

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

2

Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Shenandoah University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in music performance. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in Virginia.

There were approximately 8 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent data year.

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

3

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Virginia Commonwealth University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in music performance. VCU is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Richmond. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in Virginia.

There were roughly 3 music performance students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year.

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

3

Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in music performance has to take a look at Norfolk State University. Norfolk State is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Norfolk.

There were approximately 3 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Norfolk State in the most recent year we have data available.

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

Best Music Performance Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	427	104
Georgia	361	45
North Carolina	323	54
Tennessee	296	14
South Carolina	251	27
Kentucky	248	9
Louisiana	235	79
Arkansas	184	30

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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	43
Music Pedagogy	33
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	6
Conducting	1
Keyboard Instruments	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.