Academy of Art University
San Francisco, California, United States
School of Music Production & Sound Design for Visual Media
University
MA, MFA, BFA
4 researched programs
California · United States
Music Schools in San Francisco
3 researched institutions with a campus here, offering 43 music programs. Only actual campuses count; fully online programs are listed separately.
Programs by award and subject in San Francisco
- Master’s · Music Performance (8)
- Bachelor’s · Music Performance (7)
- Certificate · Music Performance (6)
- Master’s · Composition (4)
- Bachelor’s · Composition (3)
- Master’s · Piano (3)
- Diploma · Music Performance (2)
- Master’s · Conducting (2)
- Master’s · Early Music and Historical Performance (2)
- Master’s · Film, Television and Game Scoring (2)
- Master’s · Harp (2)
- Master’s · Percussion (2)
- Master’s · Violin (2)
3 schools
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, California, United States
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Conservatory
Artist Diploma, Certificate, MM / MMus, BM / BMus
35 researched programs
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California, United States
SF State School of Music
University
BA / BA (Hons), BM / BMus, MM / MMus, MA
4 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 San Francisco: what the researched records show
Our researched records for San Francisco cover 3 institutions (Academy of Art University, San Francisco Conservatory of Music and San Francisco State University) with 43 music programs taught at a campus here. Fully online programs are not counted as local.
By level: 8 certificates, 2 diplomas, 15 bachelor’s programs and 18 master’s 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: Collaborative Piano and Accompaniment, Composition, Conducting, Early Music and Historical Performance, Film, Television and Game Scoring, General Music Studies, Jazz Studies, Music Education and 4 more.
Instruments with a verified degree or principal-study pathway here: Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Double Bass, Flute, French Horn, Harp, Harpsichord, Oboe, Percussion and 6 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, 35 require an audition.
35 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.