Currently, nearly 80 universities in the United States offer music therapy majors.

Although music therapy is a major that spans the fields of psychology, medicine, and music, and there are indeed some people with non-music-related backgrounds who apply for the music therapy program, they still need to be able to play musical instruments. It is recommended that students who have graduated from the music department, in addition to professional studies, try to audit or take elective courses in psychology, medicine or special education to enrich their deficiencies outside of their majors. Those with a non-music therapy undergraduate degree can be admitted as "equivalent academic qualifications", but they need to take all undergraduate professional courses in addition to the graduate courses for studying in the United States.

Generally, schools pay more attention to students’ work experience. For example, applying for Ohio University Music Therapy Equivalency requires students who have graduated from non-music therapy universities to submit an essay on work experience with people with disabilities; University of Minnesota Then you have to write an article about your understanding of "Diversity". Therefore, it is recommended that students who want to study music therapy abroad should accumulate relevant work experience as much as possible. In addition to confirming my interest in music therapy, I also have a better understanding of the fields I will specialize in in the future and the types of patients.

Recommended schools

Kansas University

University of Missouri-Kansas City

New York University

Drexel University

University of Miami

Western Michigan University

Florida State University

University of Iowa

Temple University

University of Alabama

Arizona State University

University of Georgia

Ohio University

University of Minnesota

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Berklee College of Music

Howard University

Colorado State University