Music Therapy Education
Here you will find the list of all AMTA-accredited colleges and universities offering music therapy degrees. They are organized by state and include the types of degrees offered (undergraduate, graduate, Master’s Equivalency, and doctorate). You will also find resources for the CBMT exam for graduating students.
CBMT Resources
Here you will find a list of resources to help in preparation for taking the Board Certification Exam, including YouTube videos, practice exams, and tips from MT-BCs!
- Practice Exams
- YouTube Support Videos
- Items to Review
Colleges & Universities
Alabama
- University of Alabama: Undergraduate, Bachelor’s Equivalent
Arizona
- Arizona State University: Undergraduate, graduate, *ME
California
- Biola University: Undergraduate *faith-based institution*
- Cal State Northridge: Undergraduate
Colorado
- Colorado State University: Undergraduate, graduate *NMT focus*
Connecticut
- Southern Connecticut State University: Undergraduate
District Of Columbia
- Howard University: Undergraduate *historically black research university*
Florida
- Florida Gulf Coast University: Undergraduate
- Florida State University: Undergraduate, Graduate, *ME, Doctorate
- University of Miami: Undergraduate, graduate, ME, doctoral
Georgia
- Georgia College and State University: Undergraduate, graduate, *ME
- University of Georgia: Undergraduate, graduate, ME
Illinois
- Illinois State University: Undergraduate, graduate
- Purdue University Fort Wayne: Undergraduate, graduate
- Western Illinois University: Undergraduate, graduate
Indiana
- Indiana University-Purdue U: Undergraduate, graduate, doctorate *offers dual Bachelors in Music Therapy and Music Education*
- Indiana Wesleyan University: Undergraduate
- Saint Mary of the Woods College: Undergraduate, graduate, ME *Offers ME program online*
- University of Evansville: Undergraduate, bachelor’s equivalent
- University of Indianapolis: Undergraduate
- Valparaiso University: Undergraduate
Iowa
- University of Iowa: Undergraduate, graduate, ME, doctoral
- Wartburg College: Undergraduate
Kansas
- University of Kansas: Undergraduate, graduate, ME, doctoral
Kentucky
- University of Kentucky: Graduate, ME
- University of Louisville: Undergraduate
Louisiana
- Loyola University: Undergraduate, graduate, *ME *offers fully online graduate program*
Maryland
- Washington Adventist University: Undergraduate, ME
Massachusetts
- Berklee College of Music: Undergraduate
- Lesley University: Graduate, Doctorate *Additional degrees offered in Expressive Arts Therapies*
- Westfield State University: Undergraduate
Michigan
- Eastern Michigan University: Undergraduate
- Western Michigan University: Undergraduate, graduate
Minnesota
- Augsburg University: Undergraduate, Bachelor’s Equivalent, Graduate, *ME
- University of Minnesota: Undergrad, graduate, Bachelor’s equivalent, doctoral
Mississippi
- Mississippi University for Women: Undergraduate
- William Carey University: University-undergraduate
Missouri
- Drury University: Undergraduate, Bachelor’s Equivalent
- Maryville University: Undergraduate, graduate
- University of Missouri-Kansas City: Undergrad, graduate, ME, doctoral
New Jersey
- Montclair State University: Undergraduate, Graduate, *ME
New York
- Malloy University: Graduate program only, *offers blended learning with Analytical Music Therapy Certification*
- Nazareth University: Undergraduate, graduate, *ME
- New York University: Graduate, Doctorate, *Nordoff Robbins Clinic on-site*
- Roberts Wesleyan University: Undergraduate
- SUNY Fredonia: Undergraduate, graduate, ME
- SUNY New Paltz: Undergraduate, graduate *undergraduate music degree with elective music therapy classes*
North Carolina
- Appalachian State University: Undergraduate, Graduate, Dual Master’s in Music Therapy and Counseling
- East Carolina University: Undergraduate
- Queens University of Charlotte: Undergraduate
- Rowan University: Undergraduate
Ohio
- Baldwin Wallace University: Undergraduate, Bachelor’s Equivalent
- Cleveland State University: Undergraduate, Graduate
- Marietta College: Undergraduate
- Ohio University: Undergraduate, Graduate
- The College of Wooster: Undergraduate
- University of Dayton: Undergraduate
Oklahoma
- Oral Roberts University: Undergraduate, Bachelor’s Equivalent
- SW Oklahoma State University: Undergraduate
Oregon
- Pacific University: Undergraduate
Pennsylvania
- Drexel University: Graduate, Dual Degree in Music Therapy and Counseling
- Duquesne University: Undergraduate, Graduate, *ME *LPC concentration available for for graduate students*
- Elizabethtown College: Undergraduate
- Immaculata University: Undergraduate, graduate, Dual Master’s in Music Therapy and Counseling
- Marywood University: Undergraduate
- Mercyhurst University: Undergraduate
- Seton Hill University: Undergraduate, Bachelor’s Equivalent
- Slippery Rock University: Undergraduate, graduate *offers dual degree in mental health counseling with one additional year*
- Temple University: Undergrad, graduate, ME, doctorate
- West Chester University: Undergraduate
Rhode Island
- University of Rhode Island: Undergraduate
South Carolina
- Charleston Southern University: Undergraduate *faith-based affiliation*
- Converse University: Undergraduate, Bachelor’s Equivalent
Tennessee
- Austin Peay State University: Undergraduate
- Belmont University: Undergraduate
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: Undergraduate
Texas
- Sam Houston State University: Undergraduate
- Southern Methodist University: Undergraduate
- Texas Women’s University: Undergraduate, graduate
- University of the Incarnate Word: Undergraduate
- University of the Pacific: Graduate, ME
- West Texas A&M University: Undergraduate
Utah
- Utah State University: undergraduate
Virginia
- Radford University: Undergraduate
- Shenandoah University: Undergraduate, graduate, ME
Washington
- Seattle Pacific University: Undergraduate
West Virginia
- West Virginia University: Undergraduate
Wisconsin
- Alverno College: Undergraduate, Graduate, *ME
- Carroll University: Undergraduate