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Of the 13 Music universities in the United States, University of California, Los Angeles ranks highest at #40 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. University of Alabama at Birmingham (#175 in United States) and University of Denver (#311 in United States) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 26 courses to choose from.
13 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Music
Public University · 2 courses in Music
Public University · 1 course in Music
Public University · 1 course in Music
Public University · 1 course in Music
Public University · 2 courses in Music
Public University · 2 courses in Music
Public University · 1 course in Music
Public University · 1 course in Music
Public University · 1 course in Music
Public University · 7 courses in Music
Public University · 4 courses in Music
Public University · 2 courses in Music
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — University of California, Los Angeles at #40 — so it heads the list. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of California, Los Angeles has the largest research record in this group, with 52,934,262 citations and an h-index of 1,659.
The split is 13 public to 0 private institutions.
The usual length is 4 years and null. 96% are full-time and 1 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Shenandoah University offers the widest choice, with 7 of these courses.
University of California, Los Angeles (QS World #40), University of Alabama at Birmingham (#175 in United States) and University of Denver (#311 in United States) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
13 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with null the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
1 of these courses are listed as online.
Shenandoah University, with 7, ahead of Western Connecticut State University (4).
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