7
Colleges in Pennsylvania
361
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in
music performance, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #116 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music performance. Combined, these schools handed out 361 degrees in music performance to qualified students.
Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings
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Featured Music Performance Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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Your choice of music performance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Music Performance School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Performance Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
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Featured Music Performance Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Learn More
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the music performance degree levels they offer.
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In PA
62
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a degree in music performance. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a 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 roughly 62 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music performance from Carnegie Mellon University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In PA
40
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in music performance has to check out Messiah University. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg. This university ranks 40th out of 103 colleges 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.
More information about a degree in music performance from Messiah University
Masters
Degree Type
MBA in Music Business
Program Name
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
More information about a degree in MBA in Music Business from Southern New Hampshire University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In PA
44
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
Temple University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music performance. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were approximately 44 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from Temple University
The University of the Arts is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music performance. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UArts is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were approximately 26 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UArts in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music performance from The University of the Arts
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In PA
Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 54th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 3 music performance students who graduated with this degree at IUP in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music performance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
