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. 

Name of University Location Private or Public? Minor Undergraduate Graduate Music Department Website
Duke University Durham, NC 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 https://music.duke.edu/
High Point University High Point, NC 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 https://www.highpoint.edu/music/
East Carolina University Greenville, NC 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 https://music.ecu.edu/
Meredith College Raleigh, NC 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 https://www.meredith.edu/music/
Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC 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 https://www.wcu.edu/learn/departments-schools-colleges/fpa/music/
Appalachian State University Boone, NC 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.) https://music.appstate.edu/
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 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 https://music.unc.edu/
Brevard College Brevard, NC Private Music Minor Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music Education N/A https://brevard.edu/music/
Campbell College Buies Creek, NC 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 https://cas.campbell.edu/academic-programs/music/
Catawba College Salisbury, NC 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 https://catawba.edu/music/
Chowan University Murfreesboro, NC Private Music Minor Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Music Industry N/A https://www.chowan.edu/academics/school-of-arts-sciences/department-of-music/
Davidson College Davidson, NC Private Music Minor Bachelor of Arts (A.B. Degree) in Music N/A https://www.davidson.edu/academic-departments/music
Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC Public Music Minor Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music N/A https://www.ecsu.edu/academics/dept-music-visual-arts.php
Elon University Elon, NC 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 https://www.elon.edu/u/academics/arts-and-sciences/music/
Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC 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 https://www.uncfsu.edu/academics/colleges-schools-and-departments/college-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/department-of-performing-and-fine-arts/music-(ba)
Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC 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 https://gardner-webb.edu/academics/colleges-schools/arts-and-sciences/music/
Greensboro College Greensboro, NC 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 https://www.greensboro.edu/academics/arts/music/
Guilford College Greensboro, NC Private Music Minor Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music (B.A.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.) N/A https://www.guilford.edu/music-department
Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, NC Private N/A "Music Major" N/A https://www.jcsu.edu/academics/undergraduate-program/music
Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, NC Private Music Minor Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music N/A https://www.lr.edu/music-ba
Livingstone College Salisbury, NC Private Music Minor Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Bachelor of Art (B.A.), in Music: Teacher Education N/A https://livingstone.edu/academics/division-of-liberal-arts/
Mars Hill University Mars Hill, NC 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 https://www.mhu.edu/academics/majors-and-minors/music/department-of-music/
Methodist University Fayetteville, NC Private N/A Music Department and courses, no major N/A https://www.methodist.edu/academics/ahs/fine-performing-arts/
Montreat College Montreat, NC 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 https://www.montreat.edu/academics/undergraduate/music/
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Greensboro, NC 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 https://ncat.edu/cahss/departments/visual-and-performing-arts/music-program/index.php
North Carolina Central University Durham, NC 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) https://www.nccu.edu/cash/music
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 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 https://performingartstech.dasa.ncsu.edu/music/
Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC 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 https://www.queens.edu/artsci/music/
Shaw University Raleigh, NC Public Music Minor Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music N/A https://www.shawu.edu/academics/schools-departments/school-of-arts-sciences-humanities/
University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC 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 https://music.unca.edu/
University of North Carolina Charlotte Charlotte, NC Public Music Minor, Minor in Music Performance Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music, Bachelor of Music (B.M.) N/A https://coaa.charlotte.edu/music
University of North Carolina Greensboro Greensboro, NC 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 https://vpa.uncg.edu/music/
University of North Carolina Pembroke Pembroke, NC 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 https://www.uncp.edu/departments/music
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston-Salem, NC 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 https://www.uncsa.edu/music/index.aspx
University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC 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 https://uncw.edu/academics/colleges/chssa/departments/music/
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC 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 https://music.wfu.edu/
Warren Wilson College Asheville, NC Private Music Minor Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Music N/A https://www.warren-wilson.edu/programs/music/

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