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Where to study music and performing arts

Choose a country, your own or abroad, to see the universities and colleges recorded as teaching music and performing arts.

Includes Music, drama, acting, dance, film

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From official course data (government statistics and national course registers).

1,929 institutions recorded as teaching this.

Order: Universities first, then most programmes or graduates in this field A to Z

Institutions

University · New York, NY · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · Winter Park, FL · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · Orange, CA · United States
Doctorate · Master's
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University · Tempe, AZ · United States
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University · San Marcos, TX · United States
Doctorate · Master's
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University · Philadelphia, PA · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · Chicago, IL · United States
Doctorate · Master's
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University · Denton, TX · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · Salt Lake City, UT · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · Ann Arbor, MI · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · United States
Doctorate · Master's
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University · Tallahassee, FL · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · Philadelphia, PA · United States
Doctorate · Master's
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University · New York, NY · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · Coral Gables, FL · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · New York, NY · United States
Doctorate · Master's
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University · Lynchburg, VA · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · Evanston, IL · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · Nashville, TN · United States
Doctorate · Master's
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University · Tucson, AZ · United States
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University · Cincinnati, OH · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · New Haven, CT · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · Eugene, OR · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · Harrisonburg, VA · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · Fairfax, VA · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · Gainesville, FL · United States
Doctorate · Master's · Short courses
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University · Detroit, MI · United States
Doctorate · Master's
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University · University Park, Pennsylvania · United States
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Questions students ask

Which countries have the most universities teaching music and performing arts?

In our data, the most institutions recorded as teaching music and performing arts are in the United States (1,359), the United Kingdom (194), Australia (62), France (39), Italy (39), Poland (34). The counts come from official course data where a country publishes it, so countries without such data are under-counted.

Where is it cheapest to study music and performing arts abroad?

Among the countries where we hold both course data and official cost figures, a first year (public tuition for international students, living costs and the visa fee) starts lowest in Slovakia (about EUR 6,500), Poland (about EUR 7,000), Portugal (about EUR 8,400), Bulgaria (about EUR 8,500), Italy (about EUR 8,800). Fees for music and performing arts can be above the average, so check the course page.

Scholarships to study music and performing arts, by nationality

Government scholarships open to your passport, with deadlines and the official pages. Many accept any subject: check each scheme.