The best schools for studying pop music are: Central Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, China Conservatory of Music, Beijing Dance Academy, Nanjing University of the Arts, Fujian Normal University, Capital Normal University, Tianjin Conservatory of Music, Shenyang Music College, Northeast Normal University, Xinghai Conservatory of Music.
The Central Conservatory of Music, located in Beijing, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China. It is a national "double first-class" construction university and a national "211 Project" construction university.
The school was established in Tianjin in 1949, and the founding ceremony was held in the early summer of 1950. In 1952, the Department of Music of Yenching University was merged into the National Reorganization of Colleges and Universities. In 1958, it moved from Tianjin to its current location in Beijing.
The Shanghai Conservatory of Music, referred to as "Shangyin", is located in Shanghai and is organized by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. It is jointly established by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. It is a full-time professional music (art) college, a national “double first-class” construction university, a high-level local university construction school in Shanghai, a member of the European Conservatory of Music Alliance, and a member of the Pacific Rim Conservatory of Music Alliance.
The China Conservatory of Music, located in Beijing, was jointly established by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. It is based on Chinese studies and is unique in Chinese music education and research. It is a higher music institution that cultivates high-level professionals engaged in Chinese music theory research, creation, performance and education. It is a national "double first-class" construction university.