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Find your perfect music performance programs in the USA

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What types of music performance degrees can you study in the USA?

Top music performance programs in the USA

What are the top music performance undergraduate programs in the USA?

  • DePaul UniversityMusic Performance: Brass - BM

    • 4 years
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Subject area
    Musical Instruments, Music Performance
    Location
    Chicago, USA
    Next available start date
    January 2025 +3 more
    Annual tuition fee
    45,030USD

  • Florida Atlantic UniversityMusic Performance - BM

    • 4 years
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Subject area
    Music Performance
    Location
    Boca Raton, USA
    Next available start date
    May 2025 +2 more
    Annual tuition fee
    20,584USD

  • North Central CollegeMusic Performance: Composition - BA

    • 4 years
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Subject area
    Composition, Music Performance
    Location
    Naperville, USA
    Next available start date
    January 2025 +1 more
    Annual tuition fee
    45,446USD

  • Stephen F. Austin State UniversityMusic Performance: Keyboard/Pedagogy - BM

    • 4 years
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Subject area
    Pedagogy, Piano, Music Performance
    Location
    Nacogdoches, USA
    Next available start date
    January 2025 +2 more
    Annual tuition fee
    23,428USD

  • Colorado Mesa UniversityMusic Performance: Keyboard - BM

    • 4 years
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Subject area
    Piano, Music Performance
    Location
    Grand Junction, USA
    Next available start date
    January 2025 +2 more
    Annual tuition fee
    26,048USD

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What are the top music performance postgraduate programs in the USA?

  • DePaul UniversityMusic Performance: Keyboard - MM

    • 2 years
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Program type
    Master's
    Subject area
    Piano, Music Performance
    Location
    Chicago, USA
    Next available start date
    January 2025 +3 more
    Annual tuition fee
    22,800USD

  • University of South AlabamaMusic Performance: Piano, Voice, Brass, Percussion, Woodwinds - MM

    • 2 years
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Program type
    Master's
    Subject area
    Percussion, Woodwinds, Piano, Music Performance
    Location
    Mobile, USA
    Next available start date
    January 2025 +2 more
    Annual tuition fee
    15,593USD

  • University of LouisvilleMusic Performance - MM

    • 1 year
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Program type
    Master's
    Subject area
    Music Performance
    Location
    Louisville, USA
    Next available start date
    January 2025 +2 more
    Annual tuition fee
    15,000USD

  • DePaul UniversityMusic Performance: Guitar - MM

    • 2 years
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Program type
    Master's
    Subject area
    Guitar, Music Performance
    Location
    Chicago, USA
    Next available start date
    January 2025 +3 more
    Annual tuition fee
    22,800USD

  • DePaul UniversityMusic Performance - MM

    • 2 years
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Program type
    Master's
    Subject area
    Music Performance
    Location
    Chicago, USA
    Next available start date
    January 2025 +3 more
    Annual tuition fee
    22,800USD

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