2025 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

If you plan on getting your master's degree in music, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #36 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 master's degrees in music during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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

The music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Oregon.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in music.

Top Oregon Schools for a Master's in Music

1

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

23 Annual Graduates

$20,707 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Oregon if you wish to pursue a master's degree in music. UO is a fairly large public university located in the city of Eugene.

After graduation, music master's recipients generally earn an average of $20,707 at the beginning of their careers.

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

2

Portland State University
Portland, OR

9 Annual Graduates

Portland State University is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in music. Portland State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Portland.More information about a master’s in music from Portland State University

Best Music Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	498
Washington	183	47
Nevada	105	27
Hawaii	85	7
Alaska	52	0

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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	23
General Music	7
Conducting	6
Jazz Studies	4
Music Theory & Composition	3
Keyboard Instruments	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	40
Design & Applied Arts	15
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry	5
Drama & Theater Arts	1

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.