2025 Best Music Performance Schools

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Northwestern University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in music performance. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 40 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

It's difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a degree in music performance. U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 127 music performance students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

3

New York University
New York, NY

It is difficult to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a degree in music performance. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 135 music performance students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

4

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

University of Southern California is a great decision for students interested in a degree in music performance. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were about 52 music performance students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

5

Boston University
Boston, MA

Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 98 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

6

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 89 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

7

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were about 62 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.

8

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were approximately 175 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

9

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 172 music performance students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

10

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were roughly 293 music performance students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

11

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 15 music performance students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.

12

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were roughly 25 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

13

Belmont University
Nashville, TN

Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. This university ranks 3rd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 15 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent year we have data available.

14

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 29 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

15

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Coral Gables. This university ranks 6th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 49 music performance students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.

16

Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY

Ithaca is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small suburb of Ithaca. This college ranks 23rd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 26 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent data year.

17

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 4th out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were approximately 11 music performance students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.

18

Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA

Messiah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg. This university ranks 40th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 40 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent data year.

19

The New School
New York, NY

New School University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. This school ranks 22nd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 50 music performance students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.

20

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Syracuse. This university ranks 5th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 2 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.

21

Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA

Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

There were roughly 346 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Berklee College of Music in the most recent data year.

22

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 44 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

23

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 98 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.

24

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were about 21 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

25

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. This university ranks 6th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 154 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.