Best Music Production colleges in California

Best Music Production colleges in California for 2026

Musicians Institute
Hollywood, CA

Musicians Institute offers 15 Music Production degree programs. It's a very small, private for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 211 Music Production students graduated with students earning 104 Certificates, 46 Associate's degrees, 43 Bachelor's degrees, and 18 Master's degrees.

University of Southern California offers 29 Music Production degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 274 Music Production students graduated with students earning 154 Bachelor's degrees, 77 Master's degrees, 24 Doctoral degrees, and 19 Certificates.

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San Francisco Conservatory of Music offers 31 Music Production degree programs. It's a very small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 116 Music Production students graduated with students earning 49 Bachelor's degrees, 48 Master's degrees, and 19 Certificates.

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University of California-Los Angeles offers 12 Music Production degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 140 Music Production students graduated with students earning 100 Bachelor's degrees, 25 Master's degrees, and 15 Doctoral degrees.

Los Angeles College of Music offers 27 Music Production degree programs. It's a very small, private for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2024, 34 Music Production students graduated with students earning 21 Bachelor's degrees, and 13 Associate's degrees.

California Institute of the Arts offers 13 Music Production degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2024, 74 Music Production students graduated with students earning 36 Bachelor's degrees, 35 Master's degrees, and 3 Doctoral degrees.

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California State University-Long Beach offers 5 Music Production degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 129 Music Production students graduated with students earning 108 Bachelor's degrees, and 21 Master's degrees.

Stanford University
Stanford, CA
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Stanford University offers 4 Music Production degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2024, 35 Music Production students graduated with students earning 15 Master's degrees, 11 Bachelor's degrees, and 9 Doctoral degrees.

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California State University-Northridge offers 6 Music Production degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 153 Music Production students graduated with students earning 102 Bachelor's degrees, 49 Master's degrees, and 2 Certificates.

University of Redlands
Redlands, CA

University of Redlands offers 11 Music Production degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city. In 2024, 18 Music Production students graduated with students earning 13 Bachelor's degrees, 4 Master's degrees, and 1 Certificate.

List of all Music Production colleges in California

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
Musicians Institute Logo Musicians Institute Hollywood, CA
5/5
20 : 1 824
University of Southern California Logo University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
5/5
21 : 1 46,566
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Logo San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA
5/5
13 : 1 439
University of California-Los Angeles Logo University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
3/5
23 : 1 47,335
Los Angeles College of Music Logo Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA
5/5
131 : 1 261