Bachelors in Music in the United States
996 bachelors programmes in music at 225 universities in the United States are open to international students; 100% are taught in English. The median yearly tuition is 31,664 USD, with the middle half of programmes charging between 21,481 USD and 40,145 USD.
Data as of August 27, 2026 · computed from Global Admissions data · amounts in USD
Music programmes
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Specialisations within music
Music 797 Music Education 199
Universities for music in the United States
- Indiana University Bloomington (99)
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (23)
- University of Cincinnati (22)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) (19)
- University of Arizona (18)
- University of Washington (16)
- Johns Hopkins University (15)
- Florida State University (15)
- Brigham Young University (14)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (14)
Bachelors in Music in the United States: common questions
- How many music programmes are there in the United States?
- 996 music bachelors programmes at 225 universities in the United States are open to international students, as of August 27, 2026.
- How much does a music degree in the United States cost?
- The median yearly tuition for bachelor's programmes in music in the United States is 31,664 USD. The middle half of programmes charge between 21,481 USD and 40,145 USD per year.
- Can I study music in the United States in English?
- Yes — 100% of the music programmes in the United States in our catalogue are taught in English (996 of 996).
- Are any of these music programmes available online?
- 6 of the 996 programmes in the United States are delivered online or by distance learning.
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