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1.1k Master's degrees in Music in North America
Music - Music Conducting
Students pursuing the Master of Music - Music Conducting at Illinois State University are given extensive podium time and are mentored by dedicated and active conducting faculty.
Music Performance - Percussion
This Music Performance - Percussion concentration from University of Wisconsin Milwaukee is designed for the music student who wishes to concentrate primarily on the major performing skill in percussion.
Music Theory Pedagogy
The Master of Music in Music Theory Pedagogy degree programme from Johns Hopkins University reflects both the philosophical and practical ideals of the faculty of the Music Theory Department. The members of the music theory faculty are musicians as well as dedicated teachers whose approaches to music are dynamic and varied.

Performance - Strings
The Performance - Strings programme at California State University Fullerton offers a variety of opportunities for the developing string student at both the bachelor’s and master’s level.
Clarinet
The Clarinet program offered by the University of Cincinnati consist of performance requirements (lessons, board examinations, recitals, ensemble participation), and academic requirements in music theory, music history, graduate research and writing, and music electives.
Music - Composition
The Music - Composition program at University of Hawaii at Manoa in composition is designed to expose students to a rich variety of multicultural influences while developing compositional technique.
Strings-Violin
Develop impeccable technique across a breadth of repertoire as a string player at NEC. String-Violin program students receive studio instruction from one of the world’s most distinguished faculties and collaborate with equally passionate and dedicated peers.
Music Theory
The M.M. in Music Theory at Ohio University is intended for those students whose interest in music theory leads them to desire to teach and perform research at the college or university level.
Music Education
Music Education from Clemson University is designed for certified working music teachers who desire to complete a master’s degree in music education while maintaining their full-time teaching position.
Music Theory
Study the current analytical trends in music theory and its applications with the Master of Music in Music Theory in Temple University's Boyer College of Music and Dance. The program culminates in a comprehensive examination and a written project that is 30 to 40 pages in length. You will have six years to complete the 32-credit-hour master’s degree on a full- or part-time basis.
Music
The Music program of Wesleyan University has concentrations in scholarship (ethnomusicology/musicology), experimental music/composition, and performance.
World Percussion
The MFA Program in World Percussion from California Institute of the Arts CalArts is designed to enable students to acquire the multiple skillsets that will empower them to stake out their own, unique, career pathways to success.
Music Education - Professional Education
Completion of the Music Education - Professional Education degree at University of North Florida and passing the Florida Department of Education Professional Knowledge and Music Subject Area exams will ensure students meet the eligibility requirements to apply to the FLDOE for a Florida Professional Teaching Certificate.
Vocal Performance - Classical Voice and Vocal Pedagogy
At the Vocal Performance - Classical Voice and Vocal Pedagogy MM/Adv. Cert. from New York University you’ll study one-on-one with renowned faculty, receive intensive training in voice, diction, and acting, and build a vocal repertoire for teaching.
Music Performance-Instrumental Performance
The University of Nevada, Reno Department of Music prepares students for careers in music and beyond. The Master of Music Performance-Instrumental Performance degree is offered at University of Nevada, Reno in the School of the Arts.
Organ and Church Music
The history of Organ and Church Music study at the University of Kansas is long and distinguished. From modest beginnings in 1867, it has grown into one of the largest programs in the country.
Popular Music and Culture
Popular Music and Culture from Western University - Canada offers in-depth study of popular music in its musical, cultural, and industrial contexts.
Media Arts and Technology
The Media Arts and Technology programme at the University of California, Santa Barbara offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees. This full-time, on-campus course integrates engineering with creative arts. It is designed for ambitious students with backgrounds in science or music who wish to pursue advanced intermedia research.
String Pedagogy
The String Pedagogy at Temple University will refine your musicianship and teaching skills.
Musicology
The Musicology program at the University of Minnesota reflects the diverse interests and methodological approaches of the faculty, including historical criticism and analysis, archival research, editing, source studies, performance issues, and gender studies.