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Music Schools in Switzerland

9 researched institutions with a campus here, offering 168 music programs. This is the research done to date, not a complete list of every program.

By canton

Cities with several researched institutions

Programs by award and subject in Switzerland

168 programs

How results are ordered: alphabetically by institution, or by most recently checked when you choose that sort. There is no price ranking, because tuition in different currencies, fee categories and bases (per year, per credit, whole program) is not comparable. A program appears under a subject only through a verified link (dedicated degree, major, concentration or documented pathway). A value we could not verify is shown as “not published”, never as “no”. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change verification or order. Online programs are not counted as physically located in a state or city, and an institution’s location does not tell you whether it enrols students from your country.

About music education in Switzerland

How music education is organised

Professional music study in Switzerland takes place mainly at music universities of applied sciences and arts (for example in Zurich, Bern, Lucerne, Basel, Geneva, Lausanne and Lugano) that award Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees, plus university musicology institutes. Teaching languages follow the region (German, French or Italian) and many master's programmes also name English. Entry is through programme-specific entrance or aptitude examinations with fixed annual application deadlines.

Source: conservatorio.ch/en/university-of-music/degree-courses/b

Qualification structures

Names and levels are local to Switzerland. Similar names in other countries are not interchangeable.

Bachelor and master degrees
Programme pages describe bachelor's programmes of 6 semesters (180 ECTS) and master's programmes of 4 semesters (120 ECTS); some institutions state that the music bachelor is a generalist degree and professional qualification follows at master level. Source
Cooperation model of the Swiss music universities
The Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana states that its bachelor and master are independent degree programmes under Swiss cooperation in accordance with the KMHS (Konferenz Musikhochschulen Schweiz) cooperation model. Source

Bodies that matter, and what each one does

Accreditation, validation, education authority and qualification registers are different roles. Do not read a listing by one body as evidence from another.

Konferenz Musikhochschulen Schweiz (KMHS)
Cooperation framework named on the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana programme pages; not an accreditation statement.

Credits and qualification framework

Programme pages state credits in ECTS credits; no equivalence with other national systems is claimed here.

No degree on this site guarantees admission, funding, employment, a visa or teacher registration, and nothing here is visa or credit-transfer advice.

Languages and admissions

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Admissions and auditions. Applicants normally take an entrance or aptitude examination in the principal study; annual deadlines are published per institution (for example 28 February or 15 March for a September start). Tuition is charged per semester or per year and differs between institutions, with some distinguishing residence status. Source

Official study information

Country information last reviewed 25 October 2026. 2 sources consulted.