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Performing Arts Schools Offering Master's Degrees

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SchoolsMaster's degrees with concentration in music, theatre and drama, ballet, and dance are offered by 239 performing arts schools in 48 states. The most performing arts schools providing master's degrees are located in California (30 schools), New York (27 schools), Texas (12 schools), Illinois (12 schools), and Florida (10 schools).

The best performing arts master's degree programs in the United States are offered by The Juilliard School. That school has an excellent performing arts master's degree program evaluated with five-star rating for curriculum and four stars for teaching.

Below, there is the ranking of the best fifty performing arts schools awarding master's degrees. To check all performing arts colleges awarding master's degrees, please narrow your search by state or program.

Top 50 performing arts master's degree programs:

The Juilliard School - Performing Arts School Ranking
1. The Juilliard School

New York City, NY, 8 master's programs

Northwestern University - Performing Arts School Ranking
2. Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, 7 master's programs

Carnegie Mellon University - Performing Arts School Ranking
3. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, 5 master's programs

New York University - Performing Arts School Ranking
4. New York University

New York City, NY, 3 master's programs

University of Southern California - Performing Arts School Ranking
5. University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA, 7 master's programs

University of California Los Angeles - Performing Arts School Ranking
6. University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA, 2 master's programs

University of Florida - Performing Arts School Ranking
7. University of Florida

Gainesville, FL, 2 master's programs

The University of Texas at Austin - Performing Arts School Ranking
8. The University of Texas

Austin, TX, 4 master's programs

University of California Irvine - Performing Arts School Ranking
9. University of California Irvine

Irvine, CA, 2 master's programs

San Francisco Conservatory of Music - Performing Arts School Ranking
10. San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, CA, 7 master's programs

University of Washington Seattle - Performing Arts School Ranking
11. University of Washington Seattle

Seattle, WA, 12 master's programs

University of California Davis - Performing Arts School Ranking
12. University of California Davis

Davis, CA, 2 master's programs

Manhattan School of Music - Performing Arts School Ranking
13. Manhattan School of Music

New York City, NY, 7 master's programs

The New England Conservatory of Music - Performing Arts School Ranking
14. The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, MA, 7 master's programs

The New School - Performing Arts School Ranking
15. The New School

New York City, NY, 5 master's programs

Syracuse University - Performing Arts School Ranking
16. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 4 master's programs

California State University Long Beach - Performing Arts School Ranking
17. California State University Long Beach

Long Beach, CA, 2 master's programs

Brigham Young University - Performing Arts School Ranking
18. Brigham Young University

Provo, UT, 2 master's programs

Rutgers University New Brunswick - Performing Arts School Ranking
19. Rutgers University New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ, 3 master's programs

University of Central Florida - Performing Arts School Ranking
20. University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL, 1 master's program

Indiana University Bloomington - Performing Arts School Ranking
21. Indiana University Bloomington

Bloomington, IN, 1 master's program

California State University Fullerton - Performing Arts School Ranking
22. California State University Fullerton

Fullerton, CA, 1 master's program

Temple University - Performing Arts School Ranking
23. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 7 master's programs

University of Cincinnati - Performing Arts School Ranking
24. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH, 2 master's programs

University of Kansas - Performing Arts School Ranking
25. University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS, 2 master's programs

American Musical and Dramatic Academy - Performing Arts School Ranking
26. American Musical and Dramatic Academy

New York City, NY, 1 master's program

University of North Texas - Performing Arts School Ranking
27. University of North Texas

Denton, TX, 1 master's program

Montclair State University - Performing Arts School Ranking
28. Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ, 2 master's programs

San Francisco State University - Performing Arts School Ranking
29. San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA, 1 master's program

University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Performing Arts School Ranking
30. University of North Carolina

Greensboro, NC, 2 master's programs

Texas State University - Performing Arts School Ranking
31. Texas State University

San Marcos, TX, 2 master's programs

Yale University - Performing Arts School Ranking
32. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 5 master's programs

Columbia University in the City of New York - Performing Arts School Ranking
33. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 1 master's program

Brown University - Performing Arts School Ranking
34. Brown University

Providence, RI, 2 master's programs

Rice University - Performing Arts School Ranking
35. Rice University

Houston, TX, 7 master's programs

Washington University in St Louis - Performing Arts School Ranking
36. Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, MO, 2 master's programs

University of Notre Dame - Performing Arts School Ranking
37. University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN, 1 master's program

Wesleyan University - Performing Arts School Ranking
38. Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT, 2 master's programs

Curtis Institute of Music - Performing Arts School Ranking
39. Curtis Institute of Music

Philadelphia, PA, 1 master's program

Northeastern University - Performing Arts School Ranking
40. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 1 master's program

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Performing Arts School Ranking
41. University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, NC, 1 master's program

University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Performing Arts School Ranking
42. University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI, 5 master's programs

Villanova University - Performing Arts School Ranking
43. Villanova University

Villanova, PA, 1 master's program

University of Virginia - Performing Arts School Ranking
44. University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA, 1 master's program

University of California Berkeley - Performing Arts School Ranking
45. University of California Berkeley

Berkeley, CA, 2 master's programs

Tulane University of Louisiana - Performing Arts School Ranking
46. Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA, 2 master's programs

Smith College - Performing Arts School Ranking
47. Smith College

Northampton, MA, 2 master's programs

Boston University - Performing Arts School Ranking
48. Boston University

Boston, MA, 2 master's programs

University of Miami - Performing Arts School Ranking
49. University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL, 3 master's programs

Case Western Reserve University - Performing Arts School Ranking
50. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH, 2 master's programs

Performing Arts master's degrees by state:

Schools by State4 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Alabama2 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Arizona2 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas30 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in California2 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Colorado5 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut10 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Florida3 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Georgia3 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Idaho12 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Illinois5 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Indiana4 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Iowa3 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Kansas2 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky4 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana1 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Maine3 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Maryland10 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts10 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Michigan2 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota4 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi6 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Missouri1 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Montana2 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska1 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Nevada1 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in New Hampshire4 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey1 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico27 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in New York4 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina8 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Ohio4 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Oklahoma6 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Oregon6 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania1 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island5 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina1 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota4 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee12 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Texas3 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Utah2 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Vermont8 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Virginia4 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Washington2 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia1 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia2 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin
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Performing Arts master's degrees by major:

Dance: 56 schools
Ballet: 1 school
Music: 111 schools
Theatre: 159 schools

Other performing arts diplomas:

Certificates: 126 schools
Associate's Degrees: 282 schools
Bachelor's Degrees: 927 schools
Doctoral Degrees: 58 schools

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