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Music Schools in Virginia

19 researched institutions with a campus here, offering 81 music programs. Only actual campuses count; fully online programs are listed separately.

Cities in Virginia with researched programs

Programs by award and subject in Virginia

19 schools

  • Bridgewater College logo

    Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater, Virginia, United States

    Music Department

    University

    BA / BA (Hons)

    1 researched program

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  • George Mason University logo

    George Mason University

    Fairfax, Virginia, United States

    Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music

    University

    BM / BMus, BA / BA (Hons), MM / MMus, DMA, PhD, Graduate / postgraduate certificate

    7 researched programs

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  • James Madison University logo

    James Madison University

    Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

    School of Music

    University

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

    4 researched programs

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  • Liberty University logo

    Liberty University

    Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

    School of Music

    University

    MA, BS / BSc, BM / BMus, MM / MMus

    15 researched programs

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  • Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library (photograph from the Wikimedia Commons category Old Dominion University)
    Old Dominion University logo

    Old Dominion University

    Norfolk, Virginia, United States

    F. Ludwig Diehn School of Music

    University

    Other master’s award, Graduate / postgraduate certificate

    2 researched programs

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  • Radford University

    Radford, Virginia, United States

    Department of Music

    University

    BA / BA (Hons), BS / BSc, BM / BMus, MA, MS / MSc

    5 researched programs

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  • Regent University Library (photograph from the Wikimedia Commons category Regent University)
    Regent University logo

    Regent University

    Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

    Music & Worship Arts

    University

    BM / BMus

    5 researched programs

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  • Shenandoah University

    Winchester, Virginia, United States

    Shenandoah Conservatory

    University

    MM / MMus, DMA, Graduate / postgraduate certificate, Certificate, BA / BA (Hons), BM / BMus, Artist Diploma, Other master’s award, Other bachelor’s award, MA

    25 researched programs

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  • University of Virginia logo

    University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

    Department of Music

    University

    BA / BA (Hons), PhD

    2 researched programs

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  • William & Mary logo

    William & Mary

    Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

    Department of Music

    University

    BA / BA (Hons)

    1 researched program

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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 Virginia: what the researched records show

Our researched records for Virginia cover 19 institutions (Bridgewater College, Christopher Newport University, Eastern Mennonite University, Emory & Henry University and 15 more) with 81 music programs taught at a campus here. Fully online programs are not counted as local.

By level: 5 certificates, 1 diploma, 49 bachelor’s programs, 19 master’s programs and 7 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 10 more.

Instruments with a verified degree or principal-study pathway here: Classical Voice, Contemporary Voice and Piano.

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, 10 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.