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2025 Best Music Technology Schools

45 Colleges in the United States
1,673 Music Technology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in music technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #334 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 45 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Music Technology Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,673 degrees in music technology annually.

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Choosing a Great Music Technology School

Best Music Technology Schools Your choice of music technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Music Technology 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.

Music Technology Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Music Technology
Bachelor's Degrees in Music Technology
Master's Degrees in Music Technology
Doctor's Degrees in Music Technology

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Technology Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Music Technology in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music technology degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Music Technology

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music technology. U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized 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 1 music technology students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music technology from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA

Any student pursuing a degree in music technology needs to take a look at Carnegie Mellon University. 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 #8 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were about 6 music technology students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

It's hard to beat University of Rochester if you want to pursue a degree in music technology. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #82 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 music technology students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MD
64.3% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Johns Hopkins University if you wish to pursue a degree in music technology. Johns Hopkins is a fairly 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 14 music technology students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA
57.9% Growth in Graduates

SFCM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

There were about 19 music technology students who graduated with this degree at SFCM in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music technology from San Francisco Conservatory of Music

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 music technology students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
31.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were roughly 22 music technology students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford. This university ranks 12th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.More information about a degree in music technology from University of Hartford

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Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Located in the fringe town of Oberlin, Oberlin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 17th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 5 music technology students who graduated with this degree at Oberlin in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CO

Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #174 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means DU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 music technology students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Music Technology Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
12 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
13 Connecticut College New London, CT
14 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
15 Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL

Music Technology by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Music Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Music Technology

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Music 11,168
Music Performance 7,281
Music Theory & Composition 1,194
Other Music 1,127
Voice Performance 668
Stringed Instruments 553
Jazz Studies 519
Keyboard Instruments 476
Music Pedagogy 377
Music History 197

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