2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Musicology & Ethnomusicology in California

Musicology & Ethnomusicology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #248 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for musicology and ethnomusicology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6 doctor's degrees in musicology and ethnomusicology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Musicology & Ethnomusicology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in musicology and ethnomusicology matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Musicology & Ethnomusicology in California ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of musicology and ethnomusicology students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Musicology & Ethnomusicology Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for musicology and ethnomusicology.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Musicology & Ethnomusicology in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in musicology and ethnomusicology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Musicology and Ethnomusicology Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, CA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Claremont Graduate University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in musicology and ethnomusicology. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in musicology and ethnomusicology in California.

There were approximately 3 musicology and ethnomusicology individuals who graduated with this degree at Claremont Graduate University in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Los Angeles if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in musicology and ethnomusicology. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in musicology and ethnomusicology in California.

There were roughly 2 musicology and ethnomusicology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

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University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Santa Cruz if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in musicology and ethnomusicology. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in musicology and ethnomusicology in California.

There were roughly 1 musicology and ethnomusicology individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Musicology & Ethnomusicology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Musicology & Ethnomusicology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	214	1
Oregon	135	0

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Musicology & Ethnomusicology Related Rankings by Major

One of 16 majors within the Music area of study, Musicology & Ethnomusicology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	58
Music Theory & Composition	13
Keyboard Instruments	12
Stringed Instruments	6
Brass Instruments	6
Music Performance	4
Voice Performance	3
Music Pedagogy	3
Jazz Studies	2
Other Music	2

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.