Schools for Music Therapy Degrees

Northeast

• Berklee College of Music
  Berklee offers more than a dozen performance and nonperformance majors, including music therapy. According to Berklee, the program is unique because the musical focus is contemporary music and improvisation rather than classical music.
  Berklee College of Music
  1140 Boylston St.
  Boston, MA 02215
  (617) 266-1400
  http://www.berklee.edu

  Howard University
  Howard University, a historically black institution located in Washington, DC, accepts music therapy applicants by audition as instrumental, piano, or voice minors.
  Howard University
  2400 Sixth Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20059
  (202) 806-6100
  http://www.howard.edu

South

• University of Georgia
  Music therapy at the University of Georgia is part of the Community Music School, an "outreach program designed to bring musical instruction to community members of all ages in and around the Athens area," according to the university's Web site. The music therapy program at the university was established in XXXX.
  University of Georgia
  250 River Road
  Athens, GA, 30602
  (706) 542-3000
  http://www.uga.edu

  Loyola University
  Loyola, one of 28 Jesuit colleges in the United States, is open to students of all faiths. Its music therapy program has been operating for more than 50 years. The university offers both a bachelor's and master's degree in music therapy.
  Loyola University
  6363 St. Charles Ave.
  New Orleans, LA 70018
  (504) 865-3037
  www.loyno.edu

Midwest

• University of Evansville
  Located in southern Indiana, the University of Evansville has about 2,700 students. Music therapy students get clinical experience in local nursing homes, hospitals, and schools.
  University of Evansville
  1800 Lincoln Ave.
  Evansville, IN 47722
  (812) 488-2000
  www.evansville.edu

  Southwestern Oklahoma State University
  This program, established in 1980, is the only music therapy degree program offered in Oklahoma. Since 2002, 100 percent of SWOSU graduates who took the Board Certification Exam have passed.
  Southwestern Oklahoma State University
  100 Campus Drive
  Weatherford, OK 73096
  (580) 772-6611
  http://www.swosu.edu

West

• University of the Pacific
  The University of the Pacific was named in 2009 by U.S. News and World Report as one of 50 "Great Schools at a Great Price." Music therapy applicants are required to audition on their principal instrument.
  University of the Pacific
  3601 Pacific Avenue
  Stockton, CA 95211
  (209) 946-2011
  www.pacific.edu

  Marylhurst University
  The university says its environment creates a "setting conducive to the study of music therapy. " In addition, the school's proximity to the city provides diverse clinical opportunities, including hospice care and agencies for hearing and visually impaired children.
  Marylhurst University
  17600 Pacific Highway
  Marylhurst, OR 97036
  http://www.marylhurst.edu