316 Master's degrees in Music Performance in United States

The Performance programme at the University of Central Oklahoma is a comprehensive M.Sc. designed for ambitious musicians. This public study mode course offers specialised training in vocal, piano, and instrumental tracks. Students develop elite technical proficiency and artistic expression over a flexible duration.

The Music (Keyboard, String, or Guitar Performance Concentration) program from Texas State University prepares students to excel in the disciplines of music teaching, history, conducting, composition, theory, and performance.

The Music (Woodwind, Brass, or Percussion Performance Concentration) program from Texas State University prepares students to excel in the disciplines of music teaching, history, conducting, composition, theory, and performance.

The University of New Mexico’s Performance - Guitar track is primarily a traditional classical guitar program, although the University don’t force the students to play only classical music if they have interests in other styles.

The University of Missouri - Kansas City offers a degree in Performance Keyboard. Join a program committed to helping you cultivate your skills and grow as an artist in a supportive and encouraging environment.

The University of Oklahoma offers the Piano, Performance MM program, providing students with a comprehensive education in piano performance, artistic expression, and musical interpretation.

Develop and share your talent as you partner and collaborate with other performers with Texas Christian University's Collaborative Piano Master.

Woodwinds-Basson students at New England Conservatory of Music study with extraordinary faculty mentors who are world-renowned soloists and/or members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. 

The 32 semester-hour Master of Music in Musical Performance - Piano Pedagogy program from University of North Carolina Greensboro offers conservatory-type performance training along with academic coursework directly related to careers in performance. 

The Performance program offered by Liberty University features rigorous musical training including one-on-one lessons and ensembles as well as literature and pedagogy. 

Develop impeccable technique across a breadth of repertoire as a string player at New England Conservatory of Music. String-Cello program students receive studio instruction from one of the world’s most distinguished faculties and collaborate with equally passionate and dedicated peers. 

The Master of Music in Music Theory Pedagogy degree programme from Johns Hopkins University reflects both the philosophical and practical ideals of the faculty of the Music Theory Department. The members of the music theory faculty are musicians as well as dedicated teachers whose approaches to music are dynamic and varied.

As part of the InstrumentalArts suite of offerings, Piano-Keyboard studies from California Institute of the Arts CalArts is structured for students of piano and other keyboards to develop and refine advanced performing skills, explore new techniques and extend their artistic horizons in order to become versatile and resourceful professional performers.

Founded by the late jazz giant Charlie Haden as a creative alternative to academic jazz studies, California Institute of the Arts CalArts Jazz studies emphasizes small ensemble performance and improvisation, training students to become highly versatile performers, improvisers and composers.

The Music Performance and Pedagogy program offered by University of Colorado at Boulder is designed to develop multiskilled, multifaceted musicians who are well equipped for concert careers.

Samford University's Instrumental Performance program's emphasis is placed on building musical artistry and pedagogical professionalism, together with developing students’ research skills.