Graduate Programs at Top Arts Music Design Schools

Check out the graduate programs at the top arts, music, and design schools in United States.

Graduate Programs Comparison at 25 Top Arts Music Design Schools

The following table lists the 25 best Graduate Programs at Top Arts Music Design Schools out of 58 schools. The average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $41,791 for academic year 2022-2023. The average graduate student population is 409 and the schools offer 10 major programs (programs for master and doctorate) in average.

Comparison Table between Graduate Programs at Top Arts Music Design Schools

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Graduate Programs at Top Arts Music Design Schools Comparison
Rank*NameGraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate StudentsNumber of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate ProgramsStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 The Colburn Conservatory of MusicPrivate, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA $49,350 63 - - 5 to 1
2 Curtis Institute of MusicPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA $2,525 48 1 programs - 2 to 1
3 The Juilliard SchoolPrivate, 4 yearsNew York, NY $56,550 400 19 programs - 4 to 1
4 Rhode Island School of DesignPrivate, 4 yearsProvidence, RI $59,760 512 17 programs - 9 to 1
6 University of North Carolina School of the ArtsPublic, 4 yearsWinston Salem, NC $27,379
($12,676 Residents)
184 3 programs - 6 to 1
7 San Francisco Conservatory of MusicPrivate, 4 yearsSan Francisco, CA $54,550 216 9 programs - 3 to 1
8 Pratt Institute-MainPrivate, 4 yearsBrooklyn, NY $38,986 1,560 22 programs - 9 to 1
10 College for Creative StudiesPrivate, 4 yearsDetroit, MI $53,575 66 5 programs - 10 to 1
12 Minneapolis College of Art and DesignPrivate, 4 yearsMinneapolis, MN $43,824 119 4 programs 3 programs 9 to 1
13 Manhattan School of MusicPrivate, 4 yearsNew York, NY $54,600 607 19 programs - 6 to 1
15 The New England Conservatory of MusicPrivate, 4 yearsBoston, MA $58,550 414 19 programs - 5 to 1
16 Savannah College of Art and DesignPrivate, 4 yearsSavannah, GA $41,585 2,832 28 programs 10 programs 20 to 1
17 California Institute of the ArtsPrivate, 4 yearsValencia, CA $41,790 500 19 programs - 7 to 1
20 Design Institute of San DiegoPrivate, 4 yearsSan Diego, CA $27,100 11 1 programs - 7 to 1
21 Maryland Institute College of ArtPrivate, 4 yearsBaltimore, MD $55,150 549 18 programs 2 programs 9 to 1
22 American Musical and Dramatic AcademyPrivate, 4 yearsNew York, NY $45,560 9 2 programs - 5 to 1
23 Berklee College of MusicPrivate, 4 yearsBoston, MA $49,934 783 12 programs - 10 to 1
27 School of the Art Institute of ChicagoPrivate, 4 yearsChicago, IL $44,634 713 12 programs - 11 to 1
28 Art Center College of DesignPrivate, 4 yearsPasadena, CA $54,518 285 8 programs 1 programs 8 to 1
29 Massachusetts College of Art and DesignPublic, 4 yearsBoston, MA $25,500
($24,720 Residents)
106 6 programs - 9 to 1
30 Visible Music CollegePrivate, 4 yearsMemphis, TN $11,000 19 2 programs - 6 to 1
32 Otis College of Art and DesignPrivate, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA $52,480 44 3 programs - 9 to 1
34 Laguna College of Art and DesignPrivate, 4 yearsLaguna Beach, CA $41,220 31 2 programs - 9 to 1
35 Art Academy of CincinnatiPrivate, 4 yearsCincinnati, OH $11,715 4 1 programs - 11 to 1
38 New York School of Interior DesignPrivate, 4 yearsNew York, NY $42,930 153 2 programs 1 programs 11 to 1
Average$37,659 Residents
$41,791 Out-of-State
409 10 programs3 programs 8.00 to 1
*The "rank" column indicates the overall school ranking including undergraduate Programs. Schools for discontinuous number do not have graduate programs.
**Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
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