Top Musicology Universities & Colleges in USA in 2026

Ranking	College Info	Top Courses	Fees & Cost of Living
--	Cornell University, Ithaca 5.7(Based on 11 User Reviews)New York, USA8%Acceptance Rate	PhD Music Course duration: 3 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL82 Programs	Tuition: ($20,800/Yr)₹19.32L/Yr Living: ($18,640/Yr)₹17.31L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Northwestern University, Evanston 9.0(Based on 5 User Reviews)Illinois, USA	M.A Musicology Course duration: 1 year Exams Accepted: GRE315IELTS7.0 Programs	Tuition: ($57,762/Yr)₹53.65L/Yr Living: ($2,064/Yr)₹1.92L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	UI-Urbana, Urbana 9.0(Based on 19 User Reviews)Illinois, USA43.7%Acceptance Rate	B.A/B.S Musicology Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo105IELTS6.5 Programs	Tuition: ($46,944/Yr)₹43.6L/Yr Living: ($14,522/Yr)₹13.49L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Boston University, Boston 7.7(Based on 15 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA11%Acceptance Rate	MMus Musicology & Enthnomusicology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo115TOEFL4.5 Programs	Tuition: ($34,984/Yr)₹32.49L/Yr Living: ($15,450/Yr)₹14.35L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
Partner Colleges 7.8 Best In Infrastructure University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona ₹33.47L 1st Year Fees MS Data Science Apply Now 6.8 Best In Infrastructure Pace University New York City, New York ₹56.51L 1st Year Fees MBA Business Analytics Apply Now 7.7 Best In Infrastructure Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona ₹28.19L 1st Year Fees MS Computer Science Apply Now 7.6 Best In Social Life San Jose State University San Jose, California ₹9.72L 1st Year Fees MS Computer Science Apply Now W. P. Carey School of Business Tempe, Arizona ₹55.26L 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 7.4 Best In Infrastructure Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts ₹27.08L 1st Year Fees MS Project Management Apply Now 7.5 Best In Faculty University of Illinois-Chicago Chicago, Illinois ₹39.5L 1st Year Fees MS Business Analytics Apply Now 7.6 Best In Infrastructure George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia ₹38.2L 1st Year Fees MS Data Analytics Engineering Apply Now 8.3 Best In Infrastructure New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey ₹37.83L 1st Year Fees MS Data Science Apply Now 8.1 Best In Infrastructure University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio ₹28.15L 1st Year Fees B.S Computer Science Apply Now
--	UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill 7.5(Based on 5 User Reviews)North Carolina, USA19%Acceptance Rate	M.A Musicology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL90 Programs	Tuition: ($29,412/Yr)₹27.32L/Yr Living: ($11,556/Yr)₹10.73L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Ohio State University, Columbus 5.3(Based on 7 User Reviews)Ohio, USA61%Acceptance Rate	B.A Music - Musicology Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: GMAT21TOEFL79 Programs	Tuition: ($41,293/Yr)₹38.35L/Yr Living: ($15,178/Yr)₹14.1L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Michigan State University, East Lansing 8.3(Based on 15 User Reviews)Michigan, USA85%Acceptance Rate	M.A Musicology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: IELTS6.5PTE59 Programs	Tuition: ($69,713/Yr)₹64.75L/Yr Living: ($18,750/Yr)₹17.42L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Arizona State University, Tempe 9.3(Based on 73 User Reviews)Arizona, USA90%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Music - Musicology Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: IELTS6.5PTE60 Programs	Tuition: ($38,526/Yr)₹35.78L/Yr Living: ($18,993/Yr)₹17.64L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Indiana University, Bloomington 8.0(Based on 10 User Reviews)Indiana, USA78%Acceptance Rate	M.A Musicology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: GRE300TOEFL100 Programs	Tuition: ($27,113/Yr)₹25.18L/Yr Living: ($13,984/Yr)₹12.99L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of North Texas, Denton 9.0(Based on 10 User Reviews)Texas, USA72%Acceptance Rate	M.A Musicology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: GRE307TOEFL79PTE53 Programs	Tuition: ($10,120/Yr)₹9.4L/Yr Living: ($10,291/Yr)₹9.56L/Yr Check Admission Requirements

--	Brandeis University, Waltham 6.5(Based on 1 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA35.3%Acceptance Rate	M.A Musicology Course duration: 1 year Exams Accepted: Duolingo115TOEFL100PTE68 Programs	Tuition: ($29,280/Yr)₹27.2L/Yr Living: ($14,906/Yr)₹13.84L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Kentucky, Lexington 10.0(Based on 4 User Reviews)Kentucky, USA92.4%Acceptance Rate	M.A Musicology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo115IELTS6.5 Programs	Tuition: ($35,460/Yr)₹32.94L/Yr Living: ($16,016/Yr)₹14.88L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Utah, Salt Lake City 9.7(Based on 10 User Reviews)Utah, USA	M.A Musicology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo110TOEFL105 Programs	Tuition: ($35,196/Yr)₹32.69L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University at Buffalo, Buffalo 9.3(Based on 25 User Reviews)New York, USA74%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Historical Musicology and Music Theory Course duration: 5 years Exams Accepted: GRE309TOEFL90PTE50 Programs	Tuition: ($24,990/Yr)₹23.21L/Yr Living: ($18,064/Yr)₹16.78L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Stony Brook University, Stony Brook 10.0(Based on 9 User Reviews)New York, USA49%Acceptance Rate	M.A Music History-Theory and Ethnomusicology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: GRE309IELTS6.0PTE53 Programs	Tuition: ($24,490/Yr)₹22.75L/Yr Living: ($13,446/Yr)₹12.49L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Kansas, Lawrence 8.2(Based on 3 User Reviews)Kansas, USA88%Acceptance Rate	BMus Musicology Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL4.5PTE53 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: ($31,084/Yr)₹28.87L/Yr Living: ($10,276/Yr)₹9.54L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu Hawaii, USA69.7%Acceptance Rate	M.A Musicology Course duration: 1 month Exams Accepted: Duolingo90IELTS5.5 Programs	Tuition: ($33,648/Yr)₹31.25L/Yr Living: ($13,673/Yr)₹12.7L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Denver, Denver 8.3(Based on 2 User Reviews)Colorado, USA71%Acceptance Rate	M.A Musicology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo115TOEFL80 Programs	Tuition: ($51,090/Yr)₹47.45L/Yr Living: ($12,612/Yr)₹11.71L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Brooklyn College, Brooklyn 5.7(Based on 1 User Reviews)New York, USA54%Acceptance Rate	M.A Musicology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo105IELTS6.0PTE44 Programs	Tuition: ($25,650/Yr)₹23.82L/Yr Living: ($13,718/Yr)₹12.74L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Portland State University, Portland 8.2(Based on 4 User Reviews)Oregon, USA90.9%Acceptance Rate	B.A/B.S Musicology / Ethnomusicology Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo110TOEFL80PTE60 Programs	Tuition: ($33,012/Yr)₹30.66L/Yr Living: ($12,831/Yr)₹11.92L/Yr Check Admission Requirements

Top Musicology Universities & Colleges in USA in 2026

Found 21 universities

Cornell University, Ithaca

Northwestern University, Evanston

UI-Urbana, Urbana

Boston University, Boston

Partner Colleges

UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill

Ohio State University, Columbus

Michigan State University, East Lansing

Arizona State University, Tempe

Indiana University, Bloomington

University of North Texas, Denton

Brandeis University, Waltham

University of Kentucky, Lexington

University of Utah, Salt Lake City

University at Buffalo, Buffalo

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook

University of Kansas, Lawrence

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu

University of Denver, Denver

Brooklyn College, Brooklyn

Portland State University, Portland

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