Performing Arts Schools Offering Master's Degrees

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SchoolsMaster's degrees with concentration in music, theatre and drama, dance, and ballet are offered by 246 performing arts schools in 49 states. The most performing arts schools providing master's degrees are located in California (32 schools), New York (26 schools), Texas (13 schools), Illinois (12 schools), and Michigan (11 schools).

The best performing arts master's degree programs in the United States are offered by Northwestern University. 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:

Northwestern University - Performing Arts School Ranking
1. Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, 6 master's programs

Yale University - Performing Arts School Ranking
2. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 5 master's programs

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

Pittsburgh, PA, 7 master's programs

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

Notre Dame, IN, 1 master's program

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

New York City, NY, 8 master's programs

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

Los Angeles, CA, 7 master's programs

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

Los Angeles, CA, 2 master's programs

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

New York City, NY, 3 master's programs

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

New York City, NY, 7 master's programs

Florida State University - Performing Arts School Ranking
10. Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL, 3 master's programs

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

Irvine, CA, 2 master's programs

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

Austin, TX, 4 master's programs

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

Boston, MA, 8 master's programs

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

Davis, CA, 2 master's programs

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

Provo, UT, 1 master's program

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

Seattle, WA, 12 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

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

New Brunswick, NJ, 2 master's programs

Syracuse University - Performing Arts School Ranking
19. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 4 master's programs

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

New York City, NY, 5 master's programs

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

San Francisco, CA, 7 master's programs

Arizona State University Immersion - Performing Arts School Ranking
22. Arizona State University Immersion

Tempe, AZ, 3 master's programs

Temple University - Performing Arts School Ranking
23. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 7 master's programs

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

Montclair, NJ, 2 master's programs

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

Bloomington, IN, 1 master's program

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

Fullerton, CA, 1 master's program

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

Lawrence, KS, 2 master's programs

Longy School of Music of Bard College - Performing Arts School Ranking
28. Longy School of Music of Bard College

Cambridge, MA, 5 master's programs

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

New York City, NY, 1 master's program

Stanford University - Performing Arts School Ranking
30. Stanford University

Stanford, CA, 1 master's program

Brown University - Performing Arts School Ranking
31. Brown University

Providence, RI, 2 master's programs

Rice University - Performing Arts School Ranking
32. Rice University

Houston, TX, 7 master's programs

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

Saint Louis, MO, 2 master's programs

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

Ann Arbor, MI, 5 master's programs

Tufts University - Performing Arts School Ranking
35. Tufts University

Medford, MA, 1 master's program

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

Berkeley, CA, 2 master's programs

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

New Orleans, LA, 2 master's programs

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

Charlottesville, VA, 1 master's program

Wesleyan University - Performing Arts School Ranking
39. Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT, 2 master's programs

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

Chapel Hill, NC, 1 master's program

Boston University - Performing Arts School Ranking
41. Boston University

Boston, MA, 3 master's programs

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

Cleveland, OH, 2 master's programs

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

Gainesville, FL, 2 master's programs

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

Rochester, NY, 3 master's programs

Smith College - Performing Arts School Ranking
45. Smith College

Northampton, MA, 2 master's programs

George Washington University - Performing Arts School Ranking
46. George Washington University

Washington, DC, 3 master's programs

Texas Christian University - Performing Arts School Ranking
47. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX, 4 master's programs

University of California San Diego - Performing Arts School Ranking
48. University of California San Diego

La Jolla, CA, 2 master's programs

North Carolina State University at Raleigh - Performing Arts School Ranking
49. North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC, 1 master's program

University of Georgia - Performing Arts School Ranking
50. University of Georgia

Athens, GA, 1 master's program

Performing Arts school master's degrees by state:

Schools by State3 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Alabama2 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Arizona2 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas32 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in California3 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Colorado5 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in ConnecticutNo Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Delaware10 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 Indiana3 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Iowa3 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Kansas3 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky4 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana1 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Maine5 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Maryland10 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts11 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 Nebraska2 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 Mexico26 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in New York3 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina1 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota9 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Ohio4 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Oklahoma6 Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Oregon7 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 Tennessee13 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 Virginia3 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 WisconsinNo Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Wyoming
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Performing Arts master's degrees by major:

Dance: 54 schools
Ballet: 1 school
Music: 112 schools
Theatre: 166 schools

Other performing arts diplomas:

Certificates: 117 schools
Associate's Degrees: 276 schools
Bachelor's Degrees: 934 schools
Doctoral Degrees: 58 schools

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