This list is focused on popular and commercial music programs that include voice performance elements in the curriculum. There are generally other curriculum elements such as songwriting, music business, and music technology.
The list does not include music technology/industry/business programs with no performance elements, nor jazz programs or commercial programs that are basically just jazz studies with some music technology tacked on.
Artist Development
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California
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BM in Commercial Music
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California Institute of the Arts
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BFA, MFA, DMA in Performer-Composer
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BM, MM in Commercial Music
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Concordia University
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BA in Music, Commercial Music Concentration
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Multiple certificates/degrees in Independent Artist
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Multiple certificates/degrees in Vocals
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University of Southern California – Thornton
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BM in Popular Music
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Colorado
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University of Colorado – Denver
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BS in Commercial Voice
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Florida
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Illinois
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BM in Contemporary Urban and Popular Music
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BA in Commercial Music, emphasis in performance
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BM in Commercial Music
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Massachussets
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BM in Performance
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BM in Professional Music
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Michigan
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Detroit Institute of Music Education
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New Mexico
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Santa Fe University of Art and Design
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BA in Contemporary Music
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New York
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BFA in Jazz and Contemporary Music
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BFA in Recorded Music
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Steinhardt
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North Carolina
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BA in Music with a concentration in Popular Music
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College of St. Rose
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Elon University
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Ohio
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BA in Commercial Music
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Concentration in Performance & Entrepreneurship
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Concentration in Production & Engineering
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Oklahoma
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University of Central Oklahoma
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AAS in Contemporary Music
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South Carolina
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Francis Marion University
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Minor in Commercial Music
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Tennessee
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BM and MM in Commercial Music
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Artist Track, 1 semester of study
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Lipscomb University
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BM in Music with concentration in Commercial Music
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Texas
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BM in Commercial Music
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Utah
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BM in Commercial Music
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BM in Commercial Music
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Virginia
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BM in Artist Development
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MM in CCM Voice Pedagogy
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Washington
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Cornish College
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Wyoming
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Western Wyoming Community College
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AA in Popular Music, Voice
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Songwriting
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Colorado
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University of Colorado – Denver
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BS in Songwriting
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Illinois
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BA in Commercial Music, emphasis in songwriting
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Massachussets
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BM in Songwriting
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Michigan
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Detroit Institute of Music Education
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Minnesota
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BM in Songwriting
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Missouri
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Webster University
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Tennessee
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Middle Tennessee State University
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A Note about Jazz Programs:
For now, I’m distinguishing popular/commercial music from jazz. I’ve included programs that mesh the two. My initial studies about these academic programs and their curriculums show that most popular/commercial programs are often noticeably different from most jazz programs. Please feel free to share your thoughts about this decision in the comments.
Did we miss one? Let us know in the comments!