This list is focused on popular and commercial music programs (not jazz) that include…

commercial voice lessons
commercial music ensembles
songwriting and production
music business
music technology

We don’t include programs that are basically jazz, musical theatre, or classical programs that have just tacked on a few extra classes.

If you have information on a program we’ve omitted that should be listed, or if you feel that a program you see here should no longer be listed, please contact us at hello@truecolorsvoiceandartist.com.

Artist Development

California
- Azusa Pacific University
  - BM in Commercial Music
- California Baptist University
  - BM in Commercial Performance
- California Institute of the Arts
  - BFA, MFA, DMA in Performer-Composer
- Cal State LA
  - BM, MM in Commercial Music
- Concordia University
  - BA in Music, Commercial Music Concentration
- Musicians Institute
  - Multiple certificates/degrees in Independent Artist
  - Multiple certificates/degrees in Vocals
- University of Southern California – Thornton
  - BM in Popular Music
Colorado
- University of Colorado – Denver
  - BS in Commercial Voice
Florida
- University of Miami
  - BM in Musicianship, Artistry Development, and Entrepreneurship (MADE)
  - BM or MM in Music Business & Entertainment, Commercial Voice track
  - Minor in Creative American Music
Illinois
- Columbia College – Chicago
  - BM in Contemporary Urban and Popular Music
- Greenville College
  - BA in Commercial Music, emphasis in performance
- Millikin University
  - BM in Commercial Music
Massachussets
- Berklee
  - BM in Performance
  - BM in Professional Music
New Mexico
- Santa Fe University of Art and Design
  - BA in Contemporary Music
New York
- The New School
  - BFA in Jazz and Contemporary Music
- New York University
  - BFA in Recorded Music, Clive Davis Institute
North Carolina
- Catawba College
  - BA in Music with a concentration in Popular Music
- College of St. Rose
- Elon University
  - BS in Music Production and Recording Arts
Ohio
- Tiffin University
  - BA in Commercial Music
    - Concentration in Performance & Entrepreneurship
    - Concentration in Production & Engineering
Oklahoma
- University of Central Oklahoma
  - AAS in Contemporary Music
South Carolina
- Francis Marion University
  - BS in Music Industry, Performance Track
- University of South Carolina
  - Minor in Commercial Music
Tennessee
- Belmont University
  - BM and MM in Commercial Music
- Commercial Music Center
  - Artist Track, 1 semester of study
- Lipscomb University
  - BM, BA, Minor in Commercial Music
- Tennessee State University
  - BM in Music with concentration in Commercial Music
Texas
- University of Texas – El Paso
  - BM in Commercial Music
Utah
- Brigham Young University
  - BM in Commercial Music
- Utah Valley University
  - BM in Commercial Music
Virginia
- Liberty University
  - BM in Artist Development
- Shenandoah University
  - MM in CCM Voice Pedagogy
Washington
- Cornish College
Wyoming
- Western Wyoming Community College
  - AA in Popular Music, Voice

Songwriting

Colorado
- University of Colorado – Denver
  - BS in Songwriting
Illinois
- Greenville College
  - BA in Commercial Music, emphasis in songwriting
Massachussets
- Berklee
  - BM in Songwriting
Missouri
- Webster University
  - BM in Songwriting
New York
- NYU – Steinhardt
  - BM in Songwriting
- SUNY – Purchase
  - BM in Studio Composition
Ohio