13 Best Music schools in California, US

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Music. A graph of 32.8K citations received by 1.88K academic papers made by 13 universities in California was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of California-San Diego

For Music

Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

2. Stanford University

For Music

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Music

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

4. University of California - Berkeley

For Music

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

5. University of Southern California

For Music

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

6. University of California - Riverside

For Music

Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

7. University of California - San Francisco

For Music

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

8. University of California - Irvine

For Music

Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

9. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Music

Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$21,202
Enrollment
19,478

10. University of California - Davis

For Music

Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

11. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Music

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

12. California Institute of Technology

For Music

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

13. San Jose State University

For Music

Acceptance Rate
77%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$9,210
Enrollment
35,751

Closest to California states to learn Music

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 3 57
Utah 3 61
Arizona 3 30
Washington 7 1
Colorado 5 82
Nebraska 2 62
Kansas 3 24
Texas 22 16
Minnesota 3 11
Iowa 4 29
Missouri 6 23
Arkansas 3 154
Louisiana 3 36
Wisconsin 5 58
Illinois 16 8
Mississippi 2 250
Indiana 8 45
Michigan 10 7
Tennessee 6 70
Alabama 4 80
Kentucky 3 76
Ohio 12 3
Georgia 6 33
South Carolina 5 84
North Carolina 9 26
Virginia 9 81
Pennsylvania 13 28
Florida 10 9
District of Columbia 5 104
Maryland 4 20
New York 32 5
New Jersey 10 27
Connecticut 6 14
Massachusetts 18 2
Rhode Island 4 117
Maine 2 158