"U.S. News & World Report" ranked Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., as the best among the national universities in 2010. This ranking has made the institution the top-ranked school in music education. The Department of Music of the Harvard University offers undergraduate as well as graduate programs. The important courses offered are bachelor of arts in music and master of arts in performance practice. Apart from this, doctorates are offered in music theory, composition, ethnomusicology or historical musicology. Students can enjoy various facilities at Harvard including practice rooms, the music library and concert hall, an electroacoustic composition studio as well as an ethno lab.
Princeton University in New Jersey had a tie with Harvard for first place in the "U.S. News & World Report" 2010 listing the best colleges in the country. Princeton's music department offers undergraduate and graduate programs. At the graduate level, students can pursue a doctorate in musicology or composition.
The department of music at the University of California is one of the oldest and the best known in the United States. The department brings together prominent composers, scholars and performers. The graduate program offered by the University of California has been ranked among the top three programs in the nation. The department offers master's and doctoral degrees in composition. For courses featuring the history and literature of Western music and ethnomusicology, the university offers scholarships.
Stanford University in California offers a master of arts program in musicology, including music history and computer-based music theory and acoustics. The music department at Stanford University encourages students with merit to attain scholarships and perform independent work.