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Music Schools in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA (population: 1,445,993) has eight music schools within its city limits. University of Pennsylvania, the highest ranked school in the city with a music program, has a total student population of 24,599. It is the 5th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Pennsylvania. To learn more about music programs in Philadelphia, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of music professors at University of Pennsylvania such as Cristle Judd, A Minor, Dr. Z. C. Neceski, and Gary Tomlinson.

Music students from Philadelphia schools who go on to become musicians, producers, vocalists, guitarists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 47,260 people working as musicians and singers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $0.

Philadelphia lies in Philadelphia county, which is one of the 32 counties in Pennsylvania. Overall, the Philadelphia Metropolitan area has 1,832,880 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $23.24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,340 average annual salary.

Of the 8 music schools in Philadelphia, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Drexel University comes out as the most expensive ($31,832/yr) for music students, with Community College of Philadelphia as the lowest, reported at only $6,012/yr.

Music Programs in Philadelphia

University of Pennsylvania

• Music, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Temple University

• Music Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Music Therapy/Therapist
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Music History, Literature, and Theory
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Music Pedagogy
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Music Performance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Music Theory and Composition
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Music, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Drexel University

• Music Management and Merchandising
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of the Arts

• Music Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Music Performance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Music Theory and Composition
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Chestnut Hill College

• Music, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Curtis Institute of Music

• Music Performance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Music Theory and Composition
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Community College of Philadelphia

• Music Performance, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Music, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Academy of Vocal Arts

• Music Performance, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

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City Landmarks & Places to visit:

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Philadelphia City Parks:

• Penn Treaty Park
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See Also

• Music Information
• Salary Details for a Producer
• Online Music Schools
• Online Music Programs
• Online Music Courses

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