Music Therapy/Therapist Colleges

A program that prepares individuals, in association with a rehabilitation team or in private practice, to use music in therapeutic relationships to address patients' physical, psychological, cognitive, emotional, and social needs. Includes instruction in music theory and performance, human growth and development, biomedical sciences, abnormal psychology, disabling conditions, patient assessment and diagnosis, treatment plan development and implementation, clinical evaluation, record-keeping, and professional standards and ethics.

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)

Chapman University

Orange, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 28,050 per year

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 25,658 per year

Florida State University

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

University of Miami

Miami, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 29,020 per year

Georgia College and State University

Milledgeville, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,404 per year (In-State)
$ 13,616 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,638 per year (In-State)
$ 15,858 per year (Out-of-State)

Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,523 per year (In-State)
$ 11,142 per year (Out-of-State)

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,060 per year

University of Evansville

Evansville, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,120 per year

Wartburg College

Waverly, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,500 per year

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,824 per year (In-State)
$ 13,277 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,532 per year (In-State)
$ 15,092 per year (Out-of-State)

Louisiana College

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

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,658 per year

Anna Maria College

Paxton, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,900 per year

Berklee College of Music

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

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,463 per year (In-State)
$ 16,818 per year (Out-of-State)

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,160 per year (In-District)
$ 7,161 per year (In-State)
$ 18,861 per year (Out-of-State)

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,826 per year (In-State)
$ 15,204 per year (Out-of-State)

Augsburg College

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

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,140 per year (In-State)
$ 18,770 per year (Out-of-State)

Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,690 per year (In-State)
$ 8,914 per year (Out-of-State)

William Carey College

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

Drury University

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

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,000 per year

Montclair State University

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

Nazareth College of Rochester

Rochester, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,214 per year

SUNY at Fredonia

Fredonia, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,350 per year (In-State)
$ 10,610 per year (Out-of-State)

SUNY College at New Paltz

New Paltz, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,350 per year

Appalachian State University

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

East Carolina University

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

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

The College of Wooster

Wooster, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 28,030 per year

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,246 per year

Marylhurst University

Marylhurst, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,860 per year

Willamette University

Salem, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 28,250 per year

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,721 per year

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 25,200 per year

Immaculata University

Immaculata, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,500 per year

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,906 per year (In-State)
$ 12,266 per year (Out-of-State)

Charleston Southern University

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

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,640 per year (In-State)
$ 9,264 per year (Out-of-State)

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,846 per year

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,952 per year (In-State)
$ 9,576 per year (Out-of-State)

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,500 per year

Utah State University

Logan, Utah
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,128 per year (In-State)
$ 10,072 per year (Out-of-State)

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,900 per year

Alverno College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,168 per year

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,414 per year (In-State)
$ 14,460 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,387 per year (In-State)
$ 14,433 per year (Out-of-State)