2025 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

Music is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #36 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 60 master's degrees in music to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to music students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of music students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt music students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized music related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for music students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music in Arizona

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for music students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Arizona Schools for a Master's in Music

1

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

44 Annual Graduates

$28,187 Median Starting Salary

Arizona State University - Tempe is a great option for students interested in a master's degree in music. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Soon after graduation, music master's recipients usually make around $28,187 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in music from Arizona State University - Tempe

2

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

12 Annual Graduates

$43,021 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in music needs to check out University of Arizona. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population.

Music master's degree recipients from University of Arizona earn a boost of about $7,417 above the average earnings of music graduates.

More information about a master’s in music from University of Arizona

Best Music Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Music Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	434
Oklahoma	153	93
New Mexico	114	21

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Rankings in Majors Related to Music

Music is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Music Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	39
General Music	19
Music Theory & Composition	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Music

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	33
Fine & Studio Arts	19
Dance	13
Other Visual Art	11
Drama & Theater Arts	10
Arts & Media Management	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.