College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

2025 Best Music Technology Schools in California

5 Colleges in California
480 Music Technology Degrees Awarded
A degree in music technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #334 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Technology Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 480 degrees in music technology annually.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Music Technology School

Best Music Technology Schools in California Your choice of music technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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

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 in California list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Music Technology in California

The schools below may not offer all types of music technology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top California Schools in Music Technology

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA
57.9% Growth in Graduates

San Francisco Conservatory of Music is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music technology. SFCM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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

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

2
Cogswell crest
Cogswell College
San Jose, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
55.6% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Cogswell College if you want to pursue a degree in music technology. Cogswell is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the large city of San Jose.

There were roughly 9 music technology students who graduated with this degree at Cogswell in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music technology from Cogswell College

Sponsored
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
3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
58.3% Growth in Graduates

California Lutheran University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in music technology. Located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 12 music technology students who graduated with this degree at CLU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music technology from California Lutheran University

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA

Los Angeles College of Music is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music technology. LACM is a small private for-profit college located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

There were approximately 14 music technology students who graduated with this degree at LACM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music technology from Los Angeles College of Music

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
411 Music Technology Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Hollywood, LA Film School is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

There were roughly 411 music technology students who graduated with this degree at LA Film School in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music technology from Los Angeles Film School

Best Music Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Music Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 831 32
Oregon 587 21

View All Rankings >

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Music 1,517
Music Performance 760
Music Theory & Composition 297
Other Music 116
Stringed Instruments 77
Voice Performance 75
Keyboard Instruments 46
Musicology & Ethnomusicology 31
Jazz Studies 31
Woodwind Instruments 25

View All Music Technology Related Majors >

Notes and References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs

Compare Your School Options