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Our 2024 ranking review contains 96 schools offering music majors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Performing-Art-Schools.com ranks University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), University of California Los Angeles, and University of California Irvine the best three music schools in the West.

See the best 50 music colleges in the West below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the West.

Top 50 music schools in the West:

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

Los Angeles, CA, 19 music programs

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

Los Angeles, CA, 1 music program

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

Irvine, CA, 1 music program

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

Davis, CA, 2 music programs

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

San Francisco, CA, 29 music programs

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

Seattle, WA, 21 music programs

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

Provo, UT, 5 music programs

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

San Francisco, CA, 2 music programs

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

Berkeley, CA, 1 music program

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

La Jolla, CA, 2 music programs

Chapman University - Performing Arts School Ranking
11. Chapman University

Orange, CA, 8 music programs

Westminster College - Performing Arts School Ranking
12. Westminster College

Salt Lake City, UT, 2 music programs

University of Redlands - Performing Arts School Ranking
13. University of Redlands

Redlands, CA, 8 music programs

University of Arizona - Performing Arts School Ranking
14. University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ, 2 music programs

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

Tempe, AZ, 1 music program

University of Oregon - Performing Arts School Ranking
16. University of Oregon

Eugene, OR, 2 music programs

University of Utah - Performing Arts School Ranking
17. University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT, 1 music program

California State Polytechnic University Pomona - Performing Arts School Ranking
University of Idaho - Performing Arts School Ranking
19. University of Idaho

Moscow, ID, 1 music program

Portland State University - Performing Arts School Ranking
20. Portland State University

Portland, OR, 3 music programs

Saint Mary's College of California - Performing Arts School Ranking
21. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, CA, 1 music program

Oregon State University - Performing Arts School Ranking
22. Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR, 1 music program

Biola University - Performing Arts School Ranking
23. Biola University

La Mirada, CA, 1 music program

Seattle University - Performing Arts School Ranking
24. Seattle University

Seattle, WA, 1 music program

Western Washington University - Performing Arts School Ranking
25. Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA, 2 music programs

University of San Francisco - Performing Arts School Ranking
26. University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA, 2 music programs

University of Nevada Reno - Performing Arts School Ranking
27. University of Nevada Reno

Reno, NV, 1 music program

Azusa Pacific University - Performing Arts School Ranking
28. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA, 1 music program

University of Wyoming - Performing Arts School Ranking
29. University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY, 1 music program

FIDM Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Performing Arts School Ranking
California College of the Arts - Performing Arts School Ranking
31. California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA, 1 music program

California State University Chico - Performing Arts School Ranking
32. California State University Chico

Chico, CA, 2 music programs

Northern Arizona University - Performing Arts School Ranking
33. Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ, 1 music program

California State University Monterey Bay - Performing Arts School Ranking
Otis College of Art and Design - Performing Arts School Ranking
35. Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA, 1 music program

Boise State University - Performing Arts School Ranking
36. Boise State University

Boise, ID, 4 music programs

The University of Montana - Performing Arts School Ranking
37. The University of Montana

Missoula, MT, 1 music program

New York Film Academy - Performing Arts School Ranking
38. New York Film Academy

Burbank, CA, 2 music programs

Weber State University - Performing Arts School Ranking
39. Weber State University

Ogden, UT, 3 music programs

Central Washington University - Performing Arts School Ranking
40. Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA, 6 music programs

Western Oregon University - Performing Arts School Ranking
41. Western Oregon University

Monmouth, OR, 3 music programs

Utah Valley University - Performing Arts School Ranking
42. Utah Valley University

Orem, UT, 3 music programs

Willamette University - Performing Arts School Ranking
43. Willamette University

Salem, OR, 4 music programs

University of Puget Sound - Performing Arts School Ranking
44. University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, WA, 2 music programs

Point Loma Nazarene University - Performing Arts School Ranking
45. Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA, 1 music program

California Baptist University - Performing Arts School Ranking
46. California Baptist University

Riverside, CA, 2 music programs

Seattle Pacific University - Performing Arts School Ranking
47. Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, WA, 1 music program

Gnomon - Performing Arts School Ranking
48. Gnomon

Hollywood, CA, 1 music program

Vanguard University of Southern California - Performing Arts School Ranking
49. Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa, CA, 1 music program

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design - Performing Arts School Ranking

Music schools in the West by state:

Schools by State14 Music Schools in Arizona36 Music Schools in California2 Music Schools in Colorado4 Music Schools in Idaho1 Music Schools in Montana3 Music Schools in Nevada1 Music Schools in New Mexico10 Music Schools in Oregon7 Music Schools in Utah15 Music Schools in Washington2 Music Schools in Wyoming


Music schools in other regions:

Midwest: 135 schools
Northeast: 89 schools
South: 164 schools
Southeast: 107 schools

Popular performing arts school cities in the West:

in Arizona:
Flagstaff: 1 school
Mesa: 1 school
Phoenix: 5 schools
Scottsdale: 1 school
Tempe: 2 schools
Tucson: 1 school
in California:
Bakersfield: 2 schools
Berkeley: 1 school
Burbank: 1 school
Carson: 1 school
Chico: 1 school
Costa Mesa: 2 schools
Davis: 1 school
El Cajon: 1 school
Fresno: 3 schools
Fullerton: 2 schools
Glendora: 1 school
Hayward: 2 schools
Hollywood: 2 schools
Irvine: 3 schools
La Jolla: 1 school
Long Beach: 2 schools
Los Angeles: 11 schools
Modesto: 1 school
Moorpark: 1 school
Moraga: 1 school
Northridge: 1 school
Orange: 1 school
Pasadena: 2 schools
Pomona: 1 school
Redlands: 1 school
Riverside: 3 schools
Rocklin: 2 schools
Rohnert Park: 1 school
Sacramento: 4 schools
San Bernardino: 2 schools
San Diego: 6 schools
San Francisco: 6 schools
San Jose: 2 schools
San Luis Obispo: 2 schools
Santa Barbara: 3 schools
Santa Cruz: 1 school
Santa Monica: 1 school
Santa Rosa: 1 school
Seaside: 1 school
Valencia: 1 school
in Colorado:
Boulder: 1 school
Denver: 2 schools
Fort Collins: 1 school
Greeley: 1 school
in Hawaii:
Honolulu: 1 school
in Idaho:
Boise: 1 school
Moscow: 1 school
Rexburg: 1 school
in Montana:
Missoula: 1 school
in Nevada:
Las Vegas: 2 schools
Reno: 1 school
in New Mexico:
Albuquerque: 2 schools
in Oregon:
Ashland: 1 school
Corvallis: 1 school
Eugene: 1 school
Monmouth: 1 school
Portland: 7 schools
in Utah:
Cedar City: 1 school
Ephraim: 1 school
Logan: 1 school
Ogden: 1 school
Orem: 1 school
Provo: 1 school
Salt Lake City: 3 schools
in Washington:
Bellingham: 1 school
Des Moines: 1 school
Ellensburg: 1 school
Seattle: 5 schools
Tacoma: 4 schools
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