Music Technology

A program that focuses on the creative aspects of the blending of music and technology; and that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the composition, recording, synthesis, and performance of music; audio-visual production; scoring for film and multimedia; and software and multimedia development. Includes instruction in music theory, music history, composition, acoustics, recording technology, computer composition, electronic music synthesis, technology-based performance, 3D sound and spatial audio, and music business and law.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 112 institutions across the United States, with a total of 5398 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

156

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

582

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

892

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

125

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

3,635

awards given

Top Schools for Music Technology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Los Angeles Film School Hollywood, CA	1,044
2	Full Sail University Winter Park, FL	918
3	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	351
4	Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT	219
5	Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA	165
6	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	147
7	Atlanta Institute of Music and Media Duluth, GA	114
8	Portland Community College Portland, OR	109
9	Valencia College Orlando, FL	96
10	St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL	90
11	University of New Haven West Haven, CT	81
12	San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA	75
13	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	69
14	Miami Dade College Miami, FL	69
15	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	69
16	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	67
17	The College of Saint Rose Albany, NY	63
18	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	62
19	Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL	57
20	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	51
21	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	48
22	Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	48
23	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	44
24	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	42
25	Seattle Film Institute Seattle, WA	42
26	Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA	42
27	DigiPen Institute of Technology Redmond, WA	39
28	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	36
29	Schenectady County Community College Schenectady, NY	36
30	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	33
31	Dallas College Dallas, TX	32
32	Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN	31
33	University of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA	30
34	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	30
35	Terra State Community College Fremont, OH	30
36	Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL	30
37	American InterContinental University-Atlanta Atlanta, GA	28
38	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	27
39	Albright College Reading, PA	27
40	CUNY City College New York, NY	27
41	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	27
42	University of Valley Forge Phoenixville, PA	24
43	American InterContinental University-Houston Houston, TX	24
44	University of St Francis Joliet, IL	24
45	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	24
46	Greenville University Greenville, IL	21
47	University of Mobile Mobile, AL	21
48	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	21
49	Tiffin University Tiffin, OH	21
50	Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO	20
51	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	20
52	Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey, IL	19
53	Shenandoah University Winchester, VA	18
54	Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach, FL	18
55	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	18
56	University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	18
57	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	18
58	California College of Music Pasadena, CA	18
59	Connecticut College New London, CT	15
60	Champlain College Burlington, VT	15
61	Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH	15
62	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	15
63	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	15
64	CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY	15
65	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	15
66	SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton, NY	12
67	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	12
68	Kent State University at Stark North Canton, OH	12
69	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	12
70	Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN	12
71	Mott Community College Flint, MI	12
72	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	12
73	Edgewood College Madison, WI	9
74	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	9
75	Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK	9
76	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	9
77	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	9
78	Northwest College Powell, WY	9
79	Community College of Aurora Aurora, CO	9
80	Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	9
81	Berkshire Community College Pittsfield, MA	8
82	Utah Tech University Saint George, UT	8
83	Providence College Providence, RI	6
84	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	6
85	University of Denver Denver, CO	6
86	Manhattanville College Purchase, NY	6
87	Principia College Elsah, IL	6
88	Hampton University Hampton, VA	6
89	Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers, FL	6
90	Clackamas Community College Oregon City, OR	6
91	Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT	6
92	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	6
93	LaGrange College Lagrange, GA	6
94	Transylvania University Lexington, KY	6
95	Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ	4
96	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	4
97	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	4
98	Southwestern Christian University Bethany, OK	3
99	Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	3
100	Brown University Providence, RI	3