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Academic Institutions Offering Degrees in Organ Studies

The colleges, universities, and conservatories listed below confer academic degrees in organ studies or organ performance. Send your corrections and additions to these listings: Email. Additionally, you will find information on schools with sacred music programs in Career Development and Support.

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Baccalaureate

Andrews University
Ave Maria University
Arizona State University
Appalachian State University
Baldwin Wallace University
Ball State University
Baylor University
Benedictine College
Binghamton University, SUNY
Boston University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University-Idaho
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Northridge
Capital University
Catholic University of America
Cleveland Institute of Music
Coe College
College of Charleston
College of the Holy Cross
Columbus State University
Concordia College
Concordia University Irvine
Concordia University Wisconsin
Curtis Institute of Music
DePauw University
Dordt University
Duquesne University
East Carolina University
Eastman School of Music
Florida State University
George Mason University
Goshen College
Grove City College
Gustavus Adolphus College
Heidelberg University
Henderson State University
Houghton College
Houston Baptist University
Indiana University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Iowa State University
The Juilliard School
Kansas State University
Lawrence University
Lebanon Valley College
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Loyola University
McGill University
Mercer University
Mississippi College
Mississippi University
Montclair State University
Moody Bible Institute
Nazareth College
Northern Illinois University
Oberlin
Ohio University
Oklahoma City University
Old Dominion University
Pacific Lutheran University
Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University
Pittsburgh State University
Rice University
Roberts Wesleyan College
Sacred Heart University
Saint Anselm College
St. Olaf University
Salem College
Samford University
Seton Hill University
Shenandoah Conservatory
Shepherd University
Southeast Missouri State University
Southern Methodist University
Southwestern University
Stetson University
Susquehanna University
Texas A&M International University
Texas Christian University
University of Akron
University of Arizona
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Denver
University of Evansville
University of Florida
University of Houston
University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign
University of Indianapolis
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of Montana
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University of North Carolina Charlotte
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University of North Texas
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University of Redlands
University of St. Thomas
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University of Victoria
University of Washington
Utah State University
Valparaiso University
Walla Walla University
Wartburg College
Washburn University
West Chester University
Western Michigan University
Westminster Choir College of Rider University
Wheaton College
William Carey University

Master’s

Andrews University
Appalachian State University
Arizona State University
Baylor University
Binghamton University, SUNY
Brigham Young University
Boston University
California State University
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Northridge
Catholic University of America
Central Michigan University
Cleveland Institute of Music
Colorado State University
Concordia University Wisconsin
Duquesne University
East Carolina University
Eastman School of Music
Florida State University
Georgia State University
Houghton College
Indiana University
Ithaca College
The Juilliard School
Kansas State University
Louisiana State University
Manhattan School of Music
McGill University
Mercer University
Mississippi College
Mississippi University
Northern Illinois University
Ohio University
Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University
Queens College, CUNY
Rice University
Salem College
Shenandoah Conservatory
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Southern Methodist University
Texas Christian University
University of Arizona
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Florida
University of Houston
University of Illinois
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Memphis
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of Nevada, Reno
University of North Carolina Greensboro
University of North Texas
University of Notre Dame
University of Pittsburgh

University of Redlands
University of South Dakota
University of Southern California
University of St. Thomas
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Tennessee
University of Utah
University of Victoria
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Webster University
West Chester University
Westminster Choir College of Rider University
Yale Institute of Sacred Music

Doctoral

Arizona State University
Boston University
Eastman School of Music
Florida State University
Indiana University
The Juilliard School
Manhattan School of Music
Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University
Rice University
Shenandoah University
University of Arizona
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Houston
University of Illinois, Urbana -Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Memphis
University of Michigan
University of Notre Dame
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Texas
University of Southern California
University of Texas at Austin
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Yale Institute of Sacred Music

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