California State University, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
Cal State LA Department of Music
University
BA / BA (Hons), BM / BMus, MM / MMus
5 researched programs
California · United States
Music Schools in Los Angeles
6 researched institutions with a campus here, offering 67 music programs. Only actual campuses count; fully online programs are listed separately.
Programs by award and subject in Los Angeles
- Bachelor’s · Music Performance (8)
- Master’s · Music Performance (8)
- Doctoral · Music Performance (6)
- Bachelor’s · Double Bass (5)
- Bachelor’s · Piano (5)
- Bachelor’s · Trombone (5)
- Bachelor’s · Trumpet (5)
- Bachelor’s · Bassoon (4)
- Bachelor’s · Cello (4)
- Bachelor’s · Clarinet (4)
- Bachelor’s · Flute (4)
- Bachelor’s · French Horn (4)
- Bachelor’s · Oboe (4)
- Bachelor’s · Percussion (4)
- Bachelor’s · Saxophone (4)
- Bachelor’s · Tuba (4)
- Bachelor’s · Viola (4)
- Bachelor’s · Violin (4)
- Master’s · Piano (4)
- Bachelor’s · Classical Guitar (3)
- Bachelor’s · Composition (3)
- Bachelor’s · Harp (3)
- Certificate · Music Performance (3)
- Diploma · Music Performance (3)
- Master’s · Bassoon (3)
- Master’s · Cello (3)
- Master’s · Clarinet (3)
- Master’s · Double Bass (3)
- Master’s · Flute (3)
- Master’s · French Horn (3)
- Master’s · Oboe (3)
- Master’s · Percussion (3)
- Master’s · Trombone (3)
- Master’s · Trumpet (3)
- Master’s · Tuba (3)
- Master’s · Viola (3)
- Master’s · Violin (3)
- Bachelor’s · Conducting (2)
- Bachelor’s · Ethnomusicology (2)
- Bachelor’s · Euphonium (2)
6 schools
Colburn School
Los Angeles, California, United States
Colburn Conservatory of Music
Conservatory
BM / BMus, MM / MMus, Certificate, Artist Diploma, Other diploma
5 researched programs
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California, United States
Department of Music (College of Communication and Fine Arts)
University
BA / BA (Hons)
1 researched program
The Los Angeles Film School
Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles Recording School (division of L.A. Film School)
College
BS / BSc
1 researched program
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
University
BM / BMus, BA / BA (Hons), MM / MMus, DMA, MA, PhD
17 researched programs
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, United States
USC Thornton School of Music
University
BM / BMus, MM / MMus, DMA, Graduate / postgraduate certificate, Artist Diploma, MA, BS / BSc, MS / MSc, PhD
38 researched 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.
Music education in Los Angeles: what the researched records show
Our researched records for Los Angeles cover 6 institutions (California State University, Los Angeles, Colburn School, Loyola Marymount University, The Los Angeles Film School and 2 more) with 67 music programs taught at a campus here. Fully online programs are not counted as local.
By level: 4 certificates, 3 diplomas, 25 bachelor’s programs, 19 master’s programs and 16 doctoral programs. Awards are shown exactly as the institutions title them; a certificate or diploma is never presented as a degree.
Subjects with a verified link to a program here: Audio Engineering and Recording, Collaborative Piano and Accompaniment, Composition, Conducting, Early Music and Historical Performance, Ethnomusicology, Film, Television and Game Scoring, General Music Studies and 10 more.
Instruments with a verified degree or principal-study pathway here: Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Classical Guitar, Double Bass, Drum Set, Euphonium, Flute, French Horn, Harp and 10 more.
None of the programs here yet carries a program-level accreditation record in our data. That reflects what we have verified so far, not a judgement about the programs.
Admissions: of the programs listed, 14 require an audition.
5 programs publish tuition, each shown in its own currency, fee category and basis (per year, per credit or whole program), which is why tuition is never ranked across programs. 5 programs list funding.