2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music in District of Columbia

A master's degree in music is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #35 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music in District of Columbia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 16 master's degrees in music to qualified students.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for music.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music in District of Columbia

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in music.

Most Well Attended Schools for Music Students Working on Their Master's

1

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Catholic University of America if you want to pursue a master's degree in music. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in music in District of Columbia. More information about a master’s in music from Catholic University of America

2

Howard University
Washington, DC

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in music needs to check out Howard University. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in music in District of Columbia. More information about a master’s in music from Howard University

Best Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	249	922
Pennsylvania	238	219
Maryland	190	154
New Jersey	178	143
Delaware	88	27

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Rankings in Majors Related to Music

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Music Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	4
Keyboard Instruments	4
Voice Performance	4
Music Theory & Composition	2
Stringed Instruments	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Music

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	51
Fine & Studio Arts	30
Design & Applied Arts	28
Drama & Theater Arts	25
Arts & Media Management	17

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.