Music Schools in North Carolina

North Carolina School of the Arts

The primary mission of the North Carolina School of the Arts is to train young artists for professional careers in the performing arts. However, since its beginning, the School has had a strong commitment to providing a sound, supporting curriculum of academic studies to ensure the broader education of the artist....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Music (Master)
- Certificate in Music (Certificate)

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is an institution of higher learning and a Cooperative Program ministry of the Southern Baptist Convention....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Church Music (Master)

Western Carolina University, College of Arts and Sciences

WCU was founded in 1889 to bring higher education and career opportunities to the western region of North Carolina. A member of the University of North Carolina system, WCU now provides an education to more than 9,000 students from 46 states and 39 countries....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Music Education (Master)
- Master in Music (Master)

East Carolina University, College of Fine Arts and Communication

For a century, East Carolina University has served the people of North Carolina and the nation. From modest beginnings as a school for training teachers, ECU has grown to become an emerging, national research university with an enrollment of more than 24,000....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Music (Master)

Appalachian State University, Cratis D. Williams Graduate School

Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina, Appalachian State University has built a national reputation for providing outstanding academics. With a student/faculty ratio of 17:1 and an average class size of 24, faculty members are able to take a personal interest in student progress, often becoming mentors, advisers, and friends - even tennis partners. That can only happen...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Music Therapy (Master)
- Master in Music Performance (Master)
- Master in Music Education (Master)

Duke University

James B. Duke had a remarkable vision in 1924: to transform a regional liberal arts college into one of the world’s top institutions of higher education. Younger than most other prestigious U.S. research universities, Duke University consistently ranks among the very best. Its graduate and professional schools — in business, divinity, engineering, the environment, law, medicine and nursing — are a...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Music (Master)
- Doctor in Music (Doctor)

Gardner-Webb University, School of Divinity

Gardner-Webb University has experienced remarkable growth, perseverance, and maturity. The institution began as a boarding high school and later became a junior college. Today Gardner-Webb is a thriving regional university with growing master’s and doctoral programs....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Church Music (Master)

North Carolina Central University, School of Graduate Studies

Since 1910, the mission of North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has been to prepare students academically and professionally to become leaders. NCCU is a comprehensive institution, which offers bachelor’s degrees in more than 100 fields of study and awards graduate degrees in an estimated 40 disciplines. The University has a state-of-the-art biotechnology research institute, which collaborates...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Music (Master)

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, School of Music

As a public institution more than a century old, UNCG has assumed its place among top-tier universities in North Carolina. Known for groundbreaking research, community service, caring faculty, and high-quality education, the University equips students with the best tools for the future....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Music (Master)
- Doctor in Music (Doctor)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has existed for two centuries as the nation’s first state university. Through its excellent undergraduate programs, it has provided higher education to 10 generations of students, many of whom have become leaders of the state and the nation. Since the 19th century, it has offered distinguished graduate and professional programs....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Music (Master)
- Doctor in Music (Doctor)

Meredith College, Weems Graduate School

At Meredith, our students achieve greatness because they come to expect it of themselves. Chartered in 1891, Meredith College has grown to become one of the largest independent private women’s colleges in the U.S. We offer a comprehensive liberal arts undergraduate education, as well as coeducational graduate programs in business, nutrition and education....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Music - Performance and Pedagogy (Master)