Voice and Opera

A program that prepares individuals to master the human voice and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers in concert, choir, opera, or other forms of singing. Includes instruction in voice pedagogy, diction, vocal physiology and exercise, expressive movement, repertoire, recital, and personal style development.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 88 institutions across the United States, with a total of 2246 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

7

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

3

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

313

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

46

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

356

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

22

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,499

awards given

Top Schools for Voice and Opera

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

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Manhattan School of Music
New York, NY
243
2 The New School
New York, NY
171
3 The New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, MA
162
4 Longy School of Music of Bard College
Cambridge, MA
102
5 San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, CA
96
6 Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
84
7 Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
75
8 Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
75
9 New York University
New York, NY
69
10 University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
66
11 University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
57
12 University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
42
13 The Juilliard School
New York, NY
42
14 Yale University
New Haven, CT
39
15 Carthage College
Kenosha, WI
36
16 University of Mobile
Mobile, AL
36
17 Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
36
18 Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
30
19 Rice University
Houston, TX
30
20 Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH
30
21 Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
27
22 Los Angeles College of Music
Pasadena, CA
27
23 SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase, NY
27
24 Chapman University
Orange, CA
24
25 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
24
26 University of Redlands
Redlands, CA
24
27 Wichita State University
Wichita, KS
21
28 Stetson University
DeLand, FL
21
29 Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia, PA
21
30 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
21
31 Shorter University
Rome, GA
21
32 William Jewell College
Liberty, MO
18
33 Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
18
34 Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
18
35 Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
18
36 Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
18
37 Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music
San Juan, PR
18
38 Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
17
39 Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
15
40 Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
15
41 California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
15
42 Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL
15
43 Portland State University
Portland, OR
12
44 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
12
45 Weber State University
Ogden, UT
12
46 Belmont University
Nashville, TN
12
47 The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
12
48 Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Wesson, MS
9
49 Samford University
Birmingham, AL
9
50 Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
9
51 Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
9
52 North Park University
Chicago, IL
9
53 Houston Christian University
Houston, TX
9
54 Boston University
Boston, MA
9
55 Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
9
56 Capital University
Columbus, OH
9
57 Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA
9
58 West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA
9
59 University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK
9
60 Oakwood University
Huntsville, AL
9
61 Reinhardt University
Waleska, GA
6
62 Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL
6
63 University of Delaware
Newark, DE
6
64 Bob Jones University
Greenville, SC
6
65 Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, AR
6
66 Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
6
67 Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
6
68 Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL
3
69 University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH
3
70 Anderson University
Anderson, IN
3
71 Coker University
Hartsville, SC
3
72 University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston Salem, NC
3
73 University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
3
74 Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX
3
75 University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
3
76 Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester, NY
3
77 University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
3
78 Northwest Nazarene University
Nampa, ID
3
79 University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA
3
80 Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
3
81 York University
York, NE
3
82 Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL
3
83 Webster University
Saint Louis, MO
3
84 Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK
3
85 University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
3
86 Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH
3
87 Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
3
88 Sterling College
Sterling, KS
3