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Music Production degrees in the USA

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DJ Performance & Production Entertainment Industry Program UG:Certificate

Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music United States

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Study a Music Production degree in the USA in 2025

Music production is a discipline that looks at developing, creating and producing music, and then preparing it for release to the public. There are 6 main stages of music production: songwriting, arranging, tracking, editing, mixing and mastering. You will learn the basics of these processes, with opportunities to put your technical skills to the test with real life music production tasks.

During a Music Production degree, you will cover a range of topics around music, as well as some topics that are more specifically related to the discipline. Some examples of these modules are:

  • Audio Principles for Music Production
  • Creative Audio Programming
  • Mixing Techniques
  • Music Cultures
  • Artificial Intelligence in Music Production

Study in the USA

With over 1.1 million international students choosing the USA as their higher education destination each year, the country is one of the most popular study abroad destinations in the world. There are consistently many USA based universities and colleges ranked within the top 100 in the QS World University rankings, and it is not uncommon for the top 10 rankings to be dominated by American universities as well. As one of the biggest countries in the world, you will have many choices when it comes to deciding where you want to study abroad.

See our detailed guide to studying in the USA for international students.

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