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Best Schools for Music Therapy in California
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall music therapy education in California.
Top Schools in Music Therapy
No school ranked higher than University Of The Pacific this year for music therapy. Located in the city of Stockton, University Of The Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Roughly 68% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 12 music therapy degrees were awarded at University Of The Pacific in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, music therapy degree recipients from University Of The Pacific generally make around $88,755. University Of The Pacific graduates carry a median of $23,514 in student loans.
More information about a degree in music therapy from University Of The Pacific
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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