Below is a listing of schools that have been accredited by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). For more information about individual programs, please contact the college or university directly or AMTA.
Alabama
3301 University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Arizona
0301 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
California
0502 University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
0503 California State University-Northridge, Northridge, CA
Colorado
0601 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
District of Columbia
0902 Howard University, Washington, DC
Florida
1003 Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL
1001 Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
1002 University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Georgia
1101Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA
1102 University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Illinois
1402 Illinois State University, Normal, IL
1403 Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
Indiana
1501 Indiana U-Purdue U at Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN
1500 Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN
1502 University of Evansville, Evansville, IN
1503 St. Mary-of-the-Woods College, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN
1504 Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
1505 University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
1506 Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN
Iowa
1601 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1602 Wartburg College, Waverly, IA
Kansas
1701 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Kentucky
1801 University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
1802 University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Louisiana
1901 Loyola University, New Orleans, LA
Massachusetts
0201 Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA
0202 Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
0203 Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
Michigan
2301 Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
2304 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Minnesota
2401 Augsburg University, Minneapolis, MN
2403 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Mississippi
2501 William Carey University, Hattiesburg, MS
2502 Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS
Missouri
2601 Maryville University of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
2602 University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
2603 Drury University, Springfield, MO
Nebraska
4001 Concordia University, Seward, NE
New Jersey
3101 Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ
3105 Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
New York
0105 Molloy University, Rockville, NY
0101 Nazareth College, Rochester, NY
0104 New York University, New York, NY
0102 SUNY – Fredonia, Fredonia, NY
0103 SUNY – New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
North Carolina
3404 Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
3401 East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
3402 Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
North Dakota
3501 University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Ohio
3601 Baldwin-Wallace University, Berea, OH
3603 Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
3604 The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH
3609 Marietta College, Marietta, OH
3607 Ohio University, Athens, OH
3608 University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Oklahoma
3703 Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK
3702 Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, OK
Oregon
3803 Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR
Pennsylvania
3903 Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
3904 Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
3910 Immaculata University, Immaculata, PA
3907 Marywood University, Scranton, PA
3913 Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA
3912 Drexel University (Hahnemann), Philadelphia, PA
3908 Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
3911 Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
4502 Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA
South Carolina
4101 Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC
4102 Converse University, Spartanburg, SC
Tennessee
4302 Belmont University, Nashville TN
Texas
4401 Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
4402 Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
4403 Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
4404 West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX
4405 University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX
Utah
4501 Utah State University, Logan, UT
Virginia
0001 Radford University, Radford, VA
0002 Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA
Washington
4601 Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA
West Virginia
5101 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Wisconsin
5001 Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
5005 Carroll University, Waukesha, WI
Canadian Association for Music Therapy
6001 Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
6002 Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, Manitoba
6003 Capilano University, North Vancouver, British Columbia
6005 Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario
6006 Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
6007 University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Formerly Approved Programs
6000 University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
0401 Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR
0501 California State University-Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
0504 Chapman University, Orange, CA
0602 Naropa University, Boulder, CO
0901 Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
1401 DePaul University, Chicago, IL
0220 Emmanuel College, Boston, MA
2101 Columbia Union College, Takoma Park, MD
2302 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2303 Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2402 College of Saint Teresa, Winona, MN
2701 Eastern Montana College, Billings, MT
3201 Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM
3602 Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
3605 Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
3606 College of Mt. St. Joseph on the Ohio, Mt. St. Joseph, OH
3701 Phillips University, Enid, OK
3802 Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR
3801 Willamette University, Salem, OR
3901 Combs College of Music, Philadelphia, PA
3902 College Misericordia, Dallas, PA
3906 Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA
4301 Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
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