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United States

Music Schools in Pennsylvania

27 researched institutions with a campus here, offering 152 music programs. Only actual campuses count; fully online programs are listed separately.

Cities in Pennsylvania with researched programs

Programs by award and subject in Pennsylvania

27 schools

  • Academy of Vocal Arts logo

    Academy of Vocal Arts

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Academy of Vocal Arts

    Music academy

    Artist Diploma

    1 researched program

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  • Cairn University logo

    Cairn University

    Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States

    Department of Music

    University

    BA / BA (Hons), BM / BMus

    5 researched programs

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  • Curtis Institute of Music logo

    Curtis Institute of Music

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Curtis Institute of Music

    Conservatory

    BM / BMus, Other diploma, MM / MMus, Certificate

    5 researched programs

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  • Drexel University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Music Industry program, Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

    University

    BS / BSc

    1 researched program

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  • Duquesne University logo

    Duquesne University

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

    Mary Pappert School of Music

    University

    BA / BA (Hons), BS / BSc, Artist Diploma, MM / MMus, BM / BMus

    8 researched programs

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  • Geneva College logo

    Geneva College

    Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States

    Music

    College

    BA / BA (Hons)

    1 researched program

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  • Gettysburg College logo

    Gettysburg College

    Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States

    Sunderman Conservatory of Music

    University

    BM / BMus, Other bachelor’s award, BA / BA (Hons)

    3 researched programs

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  • Immaculata University library (photograph from the Wikimedia Commons category Immaculata University)
    Immaculata University logo

    Immaculata University

    Immaculata, Pennsylvania, United States

    Music department

    University

    BA / BA (Hons), BM / BMus, MM / MMus

    4 researched programs

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  • IUP Edna Lee Sprowls Building (photograph from the Wikimedia Commons category Indiana University of Pennsylvania)

    Indiana University of Pennsylvania

    Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States

    Department of Music

    University

    MA, BFA, BA / BA (Hons), Other bachelor’s award, Certificate

    6 researched programs

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  • Marywood University logo

    Marywood University

    Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

    Music department

    University

    BM / BMus, MA, BA / BA (Hons)

    5 researched programs

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  • Mercyhurst University logo

    Mercyhurst University

    Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

    D'Angelo Department of Music

    University

    BM / BMus, BA / BA (Hons)

    4 researched programs

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  • Messiah University logo

    Messiah University

    Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

    Department of Music

    University

    BA / BA (Hons), MM / MMus, BS / BSc, BM / BMus, Other master’s award

    6 researched programs

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  • Archives building and Colonial Hall dormitory, Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pa (78896) (photograph from the Wikimedia Commons category Moravian University)
    Moravian University logo

    Moravian University

    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

    Music department

    University

    BM / BMus, BA / BA (Hons)

    2 researched programs

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  • Pennsylvania State University logo

    Pennsylvania State University

    University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

    School of Music

    University

    BA / BA (Hons), MM / MMus, DMA, BM / BMus, MA, PhD

    6 researched programs

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  • Seton Hill University logo

    Seton Hill University

    Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States

    Music Department

    University

    BM / BMus, BA / BA (Hons)

    6 researched programs

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  • Temple University logo

    Temple University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Boyer College of Music and Dance

    University

    MM / MMus, MA, MS / MSc, Other master’s award, Graduate / postgraduate certificate, PhD, DMA, BM / BMus, BS / BSc, Certificate

    49 researched programs

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  • University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

    Department of Music

    University

    Other bachelor’s award, PhD, MA

    3 researched programs

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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 Pennsylvania: what the researched records show

Our researched records for Pennsylvania cover 27 institutions (Academy of Vocal Arts, Cairn University, Carnegie Mellon University, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania and 23 more) with 152 music programs taught at a campus here. Fully online programs are not counted as local.

By level: 20 certificates, 5 diplomas, 82 bachelor’s programs, 36 master’s programs and 9 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, Ethnomusicology, Film, Television and Game Scoring, General Music Studies, Jazz Studies and 11 more.

Instruments with a verified degree or principal-study pathway here: Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Classical Guitar, Classical Voice, Double Bass, Euphonium, Flute, French Horn, Harp and 11 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, 9 require an audition.

1 program publishes 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.