10
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 looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Music Performance Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 361 degrees in music performance to qualified students.
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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.
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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's difficult to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a degree in music performance. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 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.
More information about a degree in music performance from Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster'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 take a look at Messiah University. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg. This university ranks 31st out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 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 UniversityDoctor'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 country for getting a degree in music performance. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 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 year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music performance from Temple UniversityMaster's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In PA
39
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in music performance needs to look into West Chester University of Pennsylvania. WCUPA is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of West Chester. A Best Colleges rank of #241 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WCUPA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 39 music performance students who graduated with this degree at WCUPA in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from West Chester University of PennsylvaniaSRU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Slippery Rock. This university ranks 30th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 5 music performance students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaLocated in the suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 37th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 16 music performance students who graduated with this degree at LVC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from Lebanon Valley CollegeMaster's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In PA
41
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #228 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duquesne is a great university overall.
There were roughly 41 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music performance from Duquesne UniversityLocated in the large city of Philadelphia, UArts is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were about 26 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UArts in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from The University of the ArtsBachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In PA
Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 49th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 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
