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68 Master's degrees in Music in California, United States
Conducting
The Conducting program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) offers Master of Music (M.M.) and Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degrees in choral, orchestral, and wind ensemble conducting; UCLA is the only university in California that offers doctorates in all three specializations.
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.
Performance (Studio Guitar)
The University of Southern California is one of the world’s leading private research universities. An anchor institution in Los Angeles, a global center for arts, technology and international business, USC’s diverse curricular offerings provide extensive opportunities for interdisciplinary study and collaboration with leading researchers in highly advanced learning environments. Apply to the Performance (Studio Guitar) MM program at University of Southern California.
Music
With Claremont Graduate University (CGU)’s Master of Arts in Music, you will develop the necessary tools, knowledge, and experience to pursue a serious career in professional music.

Performance - Vocal, Choral and Opera
The Performance - Vocal, Choral and Opera programme at California State University Fullerton offer a variety of opportunities for singers.

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.
Jazz Studies
Jazz Studies from University of Southern California is a two-year, 30-unit program, focusing on individual jazz instruction, jazz composition, jazz pedagogy, jazz ensemble development, and ensembles, coupled with traditional music history. Two graduate recitals are required.
Performance (Violin), (Viola), (Violoncello), (Double Bass) or (Harp)
The Performance (Violin), (Viola), (Violoncello), (Double Bass) or (Harp) MM program offered at University of Southern California is a two-year, 30-unit program consisting of individual instruction, ensembles, conducting, Baroque music, music history and electives. A graduate recital is required.
Community Music
The Community Music degree at the University of Southern California is for musicians with a commitment to developing the necessary skills and best understandings of music teaching and learning in community settings.
Conducting
A Conducting master at California State University Northridge gives you the opportunity to develop professional competence as a musician. Elevate your techniques and approach your work with rigor and sophistication. Immerse yourself in music history, theory and pedagogy.
Music
Music from California State University Los Angeles aims for the mastery of musicianship skills, artistry, and technique appropriate to the specific degree program.
Choral Music
The Choral Music offered at University of Southern California is a two-year, 30-unit program that includes course work in choral conducting, choral music seminars, choral literature, choral development, music history, and vocal arts. The program culminates with a graduate recital.
Music
The school of Music from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is highly competitive graduate-level composition programme welcomes students who demonstrate extraordinary intellectual curiosity and whose primary goal is to communicate with others on a profoundly human level. Above all, our faculty of renowned composers seek students whose personal voice is clearly discernible.
Music Theory
The Music Theory Master is offered by San Diego State University. If a potential graduate student in ethnomusicology has an undergraduate degree in anthropology or related humanistic discipline, the student must complete the equivalent of MUSIC 205A and MUSIC 205B, in addition to the requirements listed above.
Pedagogy
The University of Redlands M.M. in Pedagogy is a graduate degree program tailored for the 21st-century private studio teacher and to provide the skills needed to develop, market, and maintain a private teaching studio of their own.
Music-Conducting
The Music-Conducting Master is offered by San Diego State University. The School of Music and Dance at San Diego State University features a conducting faculty of nationally recognized artist-teachers.
Music
The Music Master is offered by San Diego State University. Students will apply and demonstrate proficiency in current and emerging technologies used in the process of carrying out jazz music research, analysis, performance, and composition.
Music
The degree in Music at California State University East Bay is a dynamic and innovative initiative designed to empower students with advanced knowledge, skills, and insights, enabling them to excel in diverse facets of the musical landscape.
Music Scoring and Composition
The MFA in Music Scoring and Composition at Academy of Art University is designed to provide the highest level of training in music composition and scoring for film, television, games and other visual media.

Performance - Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion
The Performance - Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion Programme at California State University Fullerton offers an exciting and enriching variety of opportunities for a diverse education.