The following list of opera and musical theatre programs is divided into four categories: “Undergraduate Opera & Musical Theatre Programs”, “Graduate Opera & Musical Theatre Programs” and “Further Education in Opera & Musical Theatre”. The programs below are sorted alphabetically by country, with the US separated into states and Canada into provinces.
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Undergraduate Opera and Musical Theatre Programs
Australia
CQ University – Theatre: Musical Theatre Specialization, BA
Federation University Australia – Music Theatre, BM
Griffith University – Musical Theatre, BA
Canada
Ontario
Queen’s University – Music/Theatre, BA
Sheridan College – Music Theatre Performance, BA
England
Bath Spa University – Musical Theatre, BA
Edge Hill University – Musical Theatre, BA
Goldsmiths University of London – Musical Theatre, BA
Guilford School of Acting – Musical Theatre, BA
Liverpool John Moores University – Musical Theatre Practice, BA
Mountview – Performance – Musical Theatre, BA
Plymouth Marjon – Musical Theatre, BFA
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London – Acting: Musical Theatre, BA
Southampton Solent University – Musical Theatre, BA
University of Bedfordshire – Emil Dale Academy – Musical Theatre, BA
University of Chester – Musical Theatre Performance, BA (Hons)
University of Chichester – Musical Theatre (Triple Threat), BA
University of Central Lancashire – Music Theatre, BA
University of Greenwich – Professional Dance and Musical Theatre, BA
University of Portsmouth – Musical Theatre, BA
University of West London – Musical Theatre, BA
University of Winchester – Musical Theatre, BA
Urdang Academy – Professional Dance and Musical Theatre, BA
Scotland
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – Musical Theatre, BA
USA
Alabama
Auburn University – Performance/Musical Theatre, BFA
Samford University – Musical Theatre, BFA
The University of Montevallo – Musical Theatre, BFA
University of Alabama – Theatre: Musical Theatre Concentration, BFA
University of Alabama at Birmingham – Musical Theatre, BFA
Arizona
Arizona State University – Performance: Music Theatre, BMUS
University of Arizona – Acting and Musical Theatre, BFA
Arkansas
Southern Arkansas University – Musical Theatre, BFA
California
Concordia University Irvine – Theatre, Musical Theatre Minor, BA
CSU Chico – Musical Theatre, BFA
CSU East Bay – Acting & Musical Theatre Performance, BA
CSU Fullterton – Theatre Arts: Musical Theatre Concentration, BFA
Pepperdine University – Theatre and Music, BA
San Jose State University – Theatre Arts: Musical Theatre Minor, BA
The American Musical and Dramatic Academy – Music Theatre, BFA
The American Musical and Dramatic Academy – Performing Arts: Music Theatre, BFA
The American Musical and Dramatic Academy – Performing Arts: Music Theatre & Content Development, BFA
UC Irvine – Music Theatre, BFA
UC Santa Barbara – Dance, BA/BFA
USC School of Dramatic Arts – Musical Theatre, BFA
Vanguard University – Theatre Arts: Musical Theatre Concentration, BA
Colorado
Colorado Mesa University – Music Theatre, BFA
Fort Lewis College – Musical Theatre, BA
University of Colorado Boulder – Musical Theatre, BFA
University of Northern Colorado – Musical Theatre, BA
Connecticut
University of Hartford – Music Theatre, BFA
Florida
Eckerd College – Musical Theatre, BFA
Florida Atlantic University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Florida Southern College – Musical Theatre, BA
Florida State University – Music Theatre, BFA
Florida State University – Performance (Music Theatre), BM
University of Central Florida – Theatre: Musical Theatre Track, BFA
University of Florida – Musical Theatre, BFA
University of Tampa – Musical Theatre, BFA
Georgia
Brenau University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Kennesaw State University – Theatre: Musical Theatre Concentration, BA
Shorter University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Valdosta State University – Theatre: Musical Theatre, BFA
Illinois
Aurora University – Theatre and Musical Theatre, BA
Columbia College – Musical Theatre, BA, BFA
Elmhurst College – Musical Theatre, BA
Illinois Wesleyan University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Millikin University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Roosevelt University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Southern Illinois University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Western Illinois University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Indiana
Ball State University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Indiana University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Indiana University South Bend – Musical Theatre, BFA
Taylor University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Iowa
The University of Iowa – Theatre Arts: Music & Theatre, BA
Kentucky
Western Kentucky University – Performing Arts: Musical Theatre, BFA
Massachusetts
Boston Conservatory at Berklee – Musical Theatre, BFA
Dean College – Theatre: Musical Theatre Concentration, BFA
Emerson College – Musical Theatre, BFA
Michigan
Central Michigan University – Music Theatre, BFA
Oakland University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Western Michigan University – Musical Theatre Performance, BFA
Minnesota
Minnesota State University – Musical Theatre, BFA
University of Minnesota Duluth – Theatre, Musical Theatre Emphasis, BFA
Missouri
Avila University – Theatre: Musical Theatre, BFA
Lindenwood University – Theatre: Musical Theatre, BFA
Missouri State University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Southeast Missouri State University – Theatre: Musical Theatre, BFA
Stephens College – Musical Theatre, BFA
University of Central Missouri – Musical Theatre, BFA
William Jewell College – Musical Theatre, BA
Nebraska
Creighton University – Musical Theatre, BFA
New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire – Theatre: Musical Theatre Option, BA
New Jersey
Montclair State University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Rider University – Musical Theatre, BFA
New York
Fredonia State University of New York – Musical Theatre, BFA
Ithaca College – Musical Theatre, BFA
Long Island University – Theatre Arts: Musical Theatre, BFA
Manhattan School of Music – Musical Theatre, BM
Marymount Manhattan College – Musical Theatre, BFA
Nazareth College – Musical Theatre, BFA
NYU Steinhardt – Vocal Performance: Music Theatre, BM
Pace University – Musical Theatre, BFA
SUNY Cortland – Musical Theatre, BA
SUNY Cortland – Musical Theatre, BFA
The New School – Musical Theatre, BFA
University at Buffalo – Music Theatre, BFA
North Carolina
East Carolina University – Theatre Arts: Musical Theatre Concentration, BFA
Elon University – Music Theatre, BFA
Meredith College – Theatre: Musical Theatre Concentration, BA
UNC Greensboro – Musical Theatre, BFA
North Dakota
North Dakota State University – Theatre Arts: Musical Theatre, BFA
Ohio
Baldwin Wallace University – Theatre: Musical Theatre, BA
Kent State University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Ohio Northern University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Ohio University – Performance: Musical Theater Track, BFA
Otterbein University – Musical Theatre, BFA
University of Cincinnati – Musical Theatre, BFA
Wright State University – Acting: Musical Theatre, BFA
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City University – Music Theatre, BM
The University of Tulsa – Musical Theatre, BA
University of Central Oklahoma – Musical Theatre, BM
University of Oklahoma – Musical Theatre, BFA
Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University – Acting/Music Theatre, BFA
Clarion University – Theatre: Musical Theatre Concentration, BFA
East Stroudsburg University – Theatre: Musical Theatre Track, BA
Lycoming College – Theatre: Musical Theatre Concentration, BA
Marywood University – Musical Theatre, BA
Messiah College – Musical Theatre, BFA
Penn State University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Point Park University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Seton Hill University – Musical Theatre, BA, BFA
Temple University – Musical Theatre, BFA
University of the Arts – Theater: Musical Theater, BFA
Wilkes University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Rhode Island
Providence College – Theatre: Musical Theatre Track, BA
South Carolina
Coastal Carolina University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Winthrop University – Theatre: Musical Theatre, BA
South Dakota
University of South Dakota – Theatre – Musical Theatre Specialization, BFA
Tennessee
Austin Peay State University – Theatre and Dance: Musical Theatre, BFA
Belmont University – Musical Theatre, BM, BFA
East Tennessee University – Theatre: Musical Theatre Concentration, BA
Lipscomb University – Theatre: Musical Theatre Track, BFA
University of Memphis – Theatre: Musical Theatre, BFA
Texas
Baylor University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Sam Houston State University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Texas Christian University – Theatre: Musical Theatre, BFA
Texas Tech University – Theatre Arts: Musical Theatre, BFA
University of Texas Arlington – Theatre Arts: Musical Theatre, BFA
West Texas A&M University – Musical Theatre, BA
Utah
Southern Utah University – Musical Theatre, BFA
University of Utah – Musical Theatre, BFA
Utah Valley University -Theatre Arts: Musical Theatre Emphasis, BFA
Weber State University – Musical Theatre, BA
Virginia
Christopher Newport University – Theatre: Music Theatre/Dance, BA
James Madison University – Musical Theatre, BA
Liberty University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Shenandoah University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Washington
Central Washington University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Pacific Lutheran University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Western Washington University – Theatre: Musical Theatre Concentration, BA
University of Washington – Drama: Musical Theatre, BA
West Virginia
West Virginia University – Musical Theatre, BFA
Wisconsin
Edgewood College – Theatre: Musical Emphasis, BA
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire – Musical Theatre, BA
University of Wisconsin La Crosse – Theatre: Musical Theatre Concentration, BA
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – Musical Theatre, BFA
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point – Musical Theatre, BFA
Wyoming
University of Wyoming – Musical Theatre, BFA
Graduate Opera and Musical Theatre Programs
England
Goldsmiths University of London – Musical Theatre, MA
Liverpool John Moores University – Musical Theatre, MA
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London – Music Theatre, MA
University of Surrey – Musical Theatre, MFA
Scotland
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – Musical Theatre (Performance), MA
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – Musical Directing, MA, Graduate Diploma
USA
Arizona
Arizona State University – Performance: Voice, Music Theatre, Opera, MM
California
San Diego State University – Musical Theatre, MFA
Oklahoma
University of Central Oklahoma – Musical Theatre, MM
New York
NYU Steinhardt – Vocal Performance: Music Theatre, MM
NYU: Tisch School of the Arts – Musical Theatre Writing, MFA
Pennsylvania
Temple University – Musical Theater Collaboration, MFA
Wales
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama – Advanced Opera Performance, MA
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama – Musical Theatre, MA
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama – Opera Directing, MA
Further Education in Opera & Musical Theatre
USA
Georgia
University of West Georgia – Musical Theatre, Interdisciplinary Certificate
Kentucky
University of Kentucky – Theatre, Musical Theatre Certificate
North Carolina
University of North Carolina Charlotte – Musical Theatre, Undergraduate Certificate
Ohio
University of Cincinnati – Opera: Performance, Coaching, Directing, Artist Diploma
Texas
Texas Woman’s University – Musical Theatre, Certificate
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