Music Performance Colleges

A program that generally prepares individuals to master musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers. Includes instruction on one or more specific instruments from various instrumental groupings.

Judson College

Marion, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,434 per year

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,642 per year

Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus

Tempe, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,311 per year (In-State)
$ 15,000 per year (Out-of-State)

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,750 per year (In-State)
$ 12,000 per year (Out-of-State)

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,223 per year (In-State)
$ 12,853 per year (Out-of-State)

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,440 per year (In-District)
$ 5,544 per year (In-State)
$ 6,192 per year (Out-of-State)

Arkansas State University-Main Campus

State University, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,260 per year (In-State)
$ 10,965 per year (Out-of-State)

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,510 per year (In-State)
$ 7,020 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Arkansas Main Campus

Fayetteville, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,361 per year (In-State)
$ 12,089 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,500 per year (In-State)
$ 9,000 per year (Out-of-State)

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 27,260 per year

California State University-Fullerton

Fullerton, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,990 per year (In-State)
$ 13,160 per year (Out-of-State)

California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,864 per year (In-State)
$ 13,034 per year (Out-of-State)

California State University-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,035 per year (In-State)
$ 13,205 per year (Out-of-State)

Colorado Christian University

Denver, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,590 per year

University of Colorado at Boulder

Boulder, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,446 per year (In-State)
$ 21,900 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 27,756 per year

Hartford School of Music

Hartford, Connecticut
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,500 per year

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,614 per year (In-State)
$ 16,770 per year (Out-of-State)

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,800 per year

Bethune Cookman College

Daytona Beach, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,140 per year

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,148 per year (In-State)
$ 13,565 per year (Out-of-State)

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,147 per year (In-State)
$ 14,654 per year (Out-of-State)

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,970 per year

Atlanta Christian College

Atlanta, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,380 per year

Augusta State University

Augusta, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,438 per year (In-State)
$ 9,754 per year (Out-of-State)

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,450 per year

Clayton State University

Morrow, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,438 per year (In-State)
$ 9,754 per year (Out-of-State)

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,872 per year (In-State)
$ 7,408 per year (Out-of-State)

Brigham Young University-Idaho

Rexburg, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,750 per year

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,000 per year (In-State)
$ 11,700 per year (Out-of-State)

Northwest Nazarene University

Nampa, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,280 per year

Augustana College

Rock Island, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,971 per year

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,500 per year

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,789 per year

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,400 per year (In-State)
$ 11,280 per year (Out-of-State)

Anderson University

Anderson, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,900 per year

Butler University

Indianapolis, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,530 per year

DePauw University

Greencastle, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 26,100 per year

Huntington University

Huntington, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,060 per year

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,688 per year

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,570 per year

Dordt College

Sioux Center, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,400 per year

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,100 per year

Central Christian College of Kansas

Mcpherson, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,600 per year

Friends University

Wichita, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,150 per year

Independence Community College

Independence, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,056 per year (In-District)
$ 1,216 per year (Out-of-District)

Tabor College

Hillsboro, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,574 per year

Berea College

Berea, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 516 per year

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,140 per year

Kentucky Christian University

Grayson, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,520 per year

Northern Kentucky University

Newport, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,968 per year (In-State)
$ 9,696 per year (Out-of-State)

Centenary College of Louisiana

Shreveport, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,750 per year

Grambling State University

Grambling, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,232 per year

Louisiana College

Pineville, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,450 per year

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,981 per year

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,520 per year (In-State)
$ 15,660 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,980 per year (In-State)
$ 13,800 per year (Out-of-State)

Columbia Union College

Takoma Park, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,514 per year

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,620 per year

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,566 per year (In-State)
$ 18,890 per year (Out-of-State)

Atlantic Union College

South Lancaster, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,600 per year

Berklee College of Music

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,790 per year

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,530 per year

Eastern Nazarene College

Quincy, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,888 per year

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,030 per year

Aquinas College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,926 per year

Calvin College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,925 per year

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,550 per year

Augsburg College

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,460 per year

Bethel University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,130 per year

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,366 per year

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,646 per year

Alcorn State University

Lorman, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,733 per year

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,964 per year (In-State)
$ 8,872 per year (Out-of-State)

William Carey College

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 8,100 per year

Avila University

Kansas City, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,300 per year

Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Fayette, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,490 per year

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,348 per year

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,040 per year

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, Montana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,080 per year

The University of Montana-Missoula

Missoula, Montana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,653 per year (In-State)
$ 12,570 per year (Out-of-State)

Hastings College

Hastings, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,578 per year

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,100 per year

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,824 per year (In-State)
$ 2,280 per year (Out-of-State)

Union College

Lincoln, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,990 per year

University of Nevada-Reno

Reno, Nevada
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,060 per year (In-State)
$ 12,527 per year (Out-of-State)

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,581 per year (In-State)
$ 10,028 per year (Out-of-State)

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,294 per year (In-State)
$ 12,588 per year (Out-of-State)

Rutgers University

New Brunswick, New Jersey
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,336 per year (In-State)
$ 14,934 per year (Out-of-State)

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,510 per year

New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,868 per year (In-State)
$ 12,156 per year (Out-of-State)

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,360 per year (In-State)
$ 12,689 per year (Out-of-State)

CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,000 per year (In-State)
$ 8,640 per year (Out-of-State)

CUNY City College

New York, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,000 per year (In-State)
$ 8,640 per year (Out-of-State)

CUNY Hunter College

New York, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,000 per year (In-State)
$ 8,640 per year (Out-of-State)

CUNY Lehman College

Bronx, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,000 per year (In-State)
$ 8,640 per year (Out-of-State)

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,821 per year (In-State)
$ 11,563 per year (Out-of-State)

Catawba College

Salisbury, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,750 per year

Chowan University

Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,600 per year

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,135 per year (In-State)
$ 12,649 per year (Out-of-State)

Trinity Bible College

Ellendale, North Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,680 per year

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,600 per year

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,390 per year (In-State)
$ 11,722 per year (Out-of-State)

Baldwin-Wallace College

Berea, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,518 per year

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,314 per year (In-State)
$ 14,310 per year (Out-of-State)

Cedarville University

Cedarville, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,120 per year

Central State University

Wilberforce, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,726 per year (In-State)
$ 8,546 per year (Out-of-State)

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,253 per year (In-State)
$ 6,887 per year (Out-of-State)

Mid-America Christian University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,900 per year

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Alva, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,604 per year (In-State)
$ 4,991 per year (Out-of-State)

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,924 per year

Portland Community College

Portland, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,232 per year (In-State)
$ 6,840 per year (Out-of-State)

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,720 per year (In-State)
$ 14,769 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,164 per year (In-State)
$ 15,996 per year (Out-of-State)

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,592 per year

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,650 per year

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,120 per year (In-District)
$ 6,240 per year (In-State)
$ 9,360 per year (Out-of-State)

Curtis Institute of Music

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,800 per year

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,888 per year (In-State)
$ 11,200 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,258 per year (In-State)
$ 17,900 per year (Out-of-State)

Anderson University

Anderson, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,100 per year

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,980 per year

Claflin University

Orangeburg, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,206 per year

Columbia College

Columbia, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,864 per year

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,443 per year (In-State)
$ 7,763 per year (Out-of-State)

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,360 per year

Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,344 per year

Fisk University

Nashville, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,480 per year

Free Will Baptist Bible College

Nashville, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,240 per year

Alvin Community College

Alvin, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 672 per year (In-District)
$ 1,296 per year (In-State)
$ 2,640 per year (Out-of-State)

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,050 per year

Cedar Valley College

Lancaster, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 990 per year (In-District)
$ 1,800 per year (In-State)
$ 2,880 per year (Out-of-State)

Coastal Bend College

Beeville, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,320 per year

Brigham Young University

Provo, Utah
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,410 per year

Weber State University

Ogden, Utah
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,573 per year (In-State)
$ 9,008 per year (Out-of-State)

Johnson State College

Johnson, Vermont
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,312 per year (In-State)
$ 13,632 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,452 per year (In-State)
$ 23,638 per year (Out-of-State)

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,442 per year (In-State)
$ 10,464 per year (Out-of-State)

Emory and Henry College

Emory, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,530 per year

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,260 per year (In-State)
$ 15,354 per year (Out-of-State)

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,998 per year (In-State)
$ 12,434 per year (Out-of-State)

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,143 per year (In-State)
$ 12,477 per year (Out-of-State)

Cornish College of the Arts

Seattle, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,900 per year

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,044 per year (In-State)
$ 13,317 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 28,270 per year

Alderson Broaddus College

Philippi, West Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,970 per year

Cardinal Stritch University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,130 per year

Lawrence University

Appleton, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 27,714 per year

Maranatha Baptist Bible College Inc

Watertown, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,680 per year

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,415 per year (In-State)
$ 15,309 per year (Out-of-State)

Casper College

Casper, Wyoming
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,368 per year (In-State)
$ 4,128 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,208 per year (In-State)
$ 7,320 per year (Out-of-State)