University Music Programs

A list of public and private universities in North Carolina offering courses and majors related to music.

In an attempt to keep the information in this list accurate and up to date, this data table will periodically be updated.

Location	Name of University Department/Program	Private or Public?	Minor	Undergraduate	Graduate
Durham, NC	Duke University's Music Department	Private	Music Minor: Score-Focused, Music Minor: Listening-Focused	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music, Concentration in Performance	Ph.D. Composition, Ph.D. Ethnomusicology, Ph.D. Musicology
High Point, NC	High Point University's Music Department	Private	Music Minor in Piano or Organ, Musical Theater Minor, Music Minor in Instrumental, Music Minor in Voice	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music	N/A
Greenville, NC	East Carolina University's School of Music	Public	Music Minor	Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Music Therapy, Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Music Theory- Composition Concentration, Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Music Performance Concentration; Jazz Studies, Instrumental, Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Music Performance Concentration; Percussion Performance, Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Music Performance Concentration; Piano Performance, Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Music Performance Concentration; String Performance, Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Music Performance Concentration; Vocal Performance, Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Music Performance Concentration; Wind Performance	Master of Music (M.M.) in Collaborative Piano, Composition, Conducting, Keyboard Performance Specialist & Pedagogy, Music Education, Music History & Literature, Vocal Pedagogy, Performance, Music Theory
Raleigh, NC	Meredith College's Music Department	Private	Music Minor	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Music Education, Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Music Performance	N/A
Cullowhee, NC	Western Carolina University's School of Music	Public	Music Minor	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music, Music Industry, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), in Performance, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Commerical Music and Audio Production, Bachelor of Music (B.M./B.S.Ed), Music Education	N/A
Boone, NC	Appalachian State University's School of Music	Public	Music Minor	Bachelor of Music (B.M.), in Music Education, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), in Music Industry Studies, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), in Music Performance, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), in Music Therapy,	Master of Music (M.M.), in Music Performance, Master of Music Therapy (M.M.T.)
Chapel Hill, NC	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill's Music Department	Public	Music Minor, Minor in Musical Theater Performance	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Bachelor of Music (B.M.)	Master of Arts in (M.A.) in Musicology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), in Musicology
Brevard, NC	Brevard College's Music Program	Private	Music Minor	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music Education	N/A
Buies Creek, NC	Campbell College's Music Department	Private	Music Minor	Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Composition Track, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Music Education Track, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Performance Track, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Piano Pedagogy Track, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Vocal Pedagogy Track, Bachelor of Music (B.M.),Worship Ministry	N/A
Salisbury, NC	Catawba College's Music Department	Private	Music Minor, Minor in Music Buisness, Minor in Worship Music and Production	Bachelor of Science (B.S.), in Entertainment Industries, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music Business, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music Education, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music Performance, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Popular Music, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Sacred Music, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Worship Music and Production	N/A
Murfreesboro, NC	Chowan University's Music Department	Private	Music Minor	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Music Industry	N/A
Davidson, NC	Davidson College's Music Department	Private	Music Minor	Bachelor of Arts (A.B. Degree) in Music	N/A
Elizabeth City, NC	Elizabeth City State University's Department of Music and Visual Arts' Website	Public	Music Minor	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music	N/A
Elon, NC	Elon University's Music Department	Private	Minor in Music Studies, Minor in Music Production & Recording Arts, Minor in Jazz Studies, Minor in Piano Pedagogy	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music Performance, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), in Music Production & Recording Arts, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), in Music Education, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music in Liberal Arts	N/A
Fayetteville, NC	Fayetteville State University's Music Program	Public	N/A	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music Education- Choral, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Music Education- Instrumental, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music- Instrumental Studies, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music- Keyboard Studies, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music- Voice Studies	N/A
Boiling Springs, NC	Gardner-Webb University's Department of Music	Private	Music Minor	Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Emphasis in Business and Music Industry, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Emphasis in Contemporary Worship, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Emphasis in Composition, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Emphasis in Music Education, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Emphasis in Performance, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Emphasis in Traditional Worship, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music	N/A
Greensboro, NC	Greensboro College's Department of Music	Private	Music Minor	B. M. E in Music Education, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Music	N/A
Greensboro, NC	Guilford College's Music Department	Private	Music Minor	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music (B.A.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.)	N/A
Charlotte, NC	Johnson C. Smith University's Music Major Website	Private	N/A	"Music Major"	N/A
Hickory, NC	Lenoir-Rhyne University's Music Program	Private	Music Minor	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music	N/A
Salisbury, NC	Livingstone College's Liberal Arts and Humanities' Website	Private	Music Minor	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Bachelor of Art (B.A.), in Music: Teacher Education	N/A
Mars Hill, NC	Mars Hill University's Department of Music	Private	Music Minor	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), in Music Education, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), in Performance	N/A
Fayetteville, NC	Methodist University's Division of Fine and Performing Arts' Website	Private	N/A	Music Department and courses, no major	N/A
Montreat, NC	Montreat College's Music Program	Private	Music Minor, Minor in Music Business	Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Music Business Concentration, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), in Music Business, General Concentration, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), in Music Business, Montreat Audio Production Program Concentration	N/A
Greensboro, NC	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University's Music Program	Public	N/A	Bachelor of Science (B.S.), in Music Education, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music Performance, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in General Music	N/A
Durham, NC	North Carolina Central University's Department of Music	Public	N/A	Bachelor of Music (B.M.), in Instrumental Performance, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Music Education Concentration, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Music Industry Concentration, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Vocal Performance Concentration, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Jazz Concentration	Master of Music (M.M.), Jazz Studies, Master of Music (M.M.), in Jazz Studies, Jazz Performance (Online), Master of Music (M.M.), in Jazz Studies, Jazz Composition and Arranging (Online)
Raleigh, NC	North Carolina State University's Department of Performing Arts and Technology	Public	Music Studies Minor, Music Performance Minor, Music Studies Minor	Bachelor of Science (B.S.), in Music Technology, Electronics & Circuits Concentration, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), in Music Technology, Software & Digital Hardware, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Music Concentration	N/A
Charlotte, NC	Queens University of Charlotte's Music Program	Private	N/A	Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Vocal Performance, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Vocal Pedagogy, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Piano Performance, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Piano Pedagogy, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Guitar Performance, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Composition	N/A
Raleigh, NC	Shaw University's Music Program	Public	Music Minor	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music	N/A
Asheville, NC	University of North Carolina Asheville's Department of Music	Public	Music Minor	Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), in Jazz & Contemporary, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), in Music Technology, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music	N/A
Charlotte, NC	University of North Carolina Charlotte's Department of Music	Public	Music Minor, Minor in Music Performance	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Bachelor of Music (B.M.)	N/A
Greensboro, NC	University of North Carolina Greensboro's School of Music	Public	Music Minor	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), in Performance, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), in Music Education	Master of Music (M.M.), in Composition, Master of Music (M.M.), in Music Education, Master of Music (M.M.), in Music Theory, Master of Music (M.M.), in Performance, Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), in Music Education
Pembroke, NC	University of North Carolina Pembroke's Department of Music	Public	Music Minor, Minor in Music Industry, Minor in Sacred Music, Minor in Jazz Studies, Minor in Musical Theatre, Minor in Music, Media Integration	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), in Music Education, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Music Industry Emphasis, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), in Musical Theatre	N/A
Winston-Salem, NC	University of North Carolina School of the Arts' School of Music	Public	Minor in Improvised Music & Jazz, Minor in Multiple Woodwinds	Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Brass, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Composition, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Guitar, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Harp, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Organ, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Percussion, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Piano, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Strings, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Voice, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Woodwinds	Master of Music (M.M.), Brass, Master of Music (M.M.), Collaborative Piano, Master of Music (M.M.), Composition, Master of Music (M.M.), Composition for Film and Visual Media, Master of Music (M.M.), Guitar, Master of Music (M.M.), Harp, Master of Music (M.M.), Orchestral Conducting, Master of Music (M.M.), Organ, Master of Music (M.M.), Percussion, Master of Music (M.M.), Piano, Master of Music (M.M.), Strings, Master of Music (M.M.), Voice, Master of Music (M.M.), Woodwinds
Wilmington, NC	University of North Carolina Wilmington's Music Department	Public	Minor in General Music, Minor in Jazz Studies, Minor in Musical Theatre, Minor in Popular Music	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Bachelor of Music (B.M.), in Music Education	Music Education, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Winston-Salem, NC	Wake Forest University's Department of Music	Private	Music Minor	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Performance Concentration, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Music in Liberal Arts Concentration	N/A
Asheville, NC	Warren Wilson College's Music Program	Private	Music Minor	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music	N/A

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