Why does music matter?
Research proves that music changes the way young people think. When young people participate in the arts, they are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement and they have better attendance, lower dropout rates, higher confidence, and stronger writing skills.
MYS Alumni have attended colleges across the nation and beyond! Here is a selection of some of the schools where MYS Alums have been found.
If you are an MYS alumnus with an update on where your education has taken you, we want to hear from you! Send us a note and let us know if you have a school to add to our list!
Amherst College
Baylor University
Benedictine College
Berea College
Berklee College of Music
Biola University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University School of Music
Bucknell University
California Baptist University
California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo
Carleton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Central Washington University
Chapman University
Clackamas Community College
Claremont McKenna College
Clark College
Colorado School of Mines
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Eastman School of Music
Emory University
Fordham University
George Fox University
Gonzaga University
Goshen College
Harvard University
Immaculata University
Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico City
Ithaca College
Johns Hopkins University
The Julliard School
Kalamazoo College
Lawrence University
Lewis and Clark College
Loyola University New Orleans
Manhattan School of Music
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McGill University, Canada
New England Conservatory
New Saint Andrews College
New York University Steinhardt
North Park University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism
Oberlin College and Conservatory
Occidental College
Oregon State University
Pacific Lutheran University
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Pacific University
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Pepperdine University
Pomona College
Portland Community College
Portland State University
Portland State University College of the Arts
Portland State University Honors Program
Post Graduate Program at Interlochen Arts Academy
Princeton University
Purdue University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rice University
Rice University, The Shepherd School of Music
San Francisco Conservatory
Santa Clara University
Savannah College of Art and Design
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Scripps College
Southern Oregon University
St. Olaf College
Stanford University
SUNY Purchase
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University
The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music
The University of Texas at Austin
Trinity University
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
University of British Columbia
University of California Berkeley
University of California Davis
University of California Irvine
University of California Los Angeles
University of California San Diego
University of California Santa Barbara
University of Chicago
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Denver
University of Denver Honors College
University of Denver, Lamont School of Music
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Miami
University of Montana
University of North Dakota
University of Notre Dame
University of Oregon
University of Oregon Clark Honors College
University of Oregon, School of Music and Dance
University of Portland
University of Puget Sound
University of Rochester
University of Southern California
University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music
University of Texas at Dallas
University of Utah
University of Utah Honors College
University of Washington
Ursinus College
Valparaiso University Christ Honors College
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Washington University, St. Louis
Wellesley College
Western Washington University
Western Washington University Honors College
Westminster College
Whitman College
Willamette University
Many MYS students pursue music majors, such as performance, education, and composition. But their planned fields of study are very wide ranging, here are some of the academic paths MYS alums have followed.
Accounting
Aerospace Engineering
Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science
Air Force ROTC
American Studies
Animation
Anthropology
Architecture
Astrophysics
Audiology
Biochemistry
Biohealth
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Business Administration
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Classical Liberal Arts
Commercial Aviation
Computational and Applied Math
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Cultural Anthropology
Data Science
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Economics
Electronics Engineering
Engineering
English
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Environmental Toxicology
French
Geology
History
Illustration
International Business
International Studies
Kinesiology
Liberal Arts
Marine Biology
Marketing
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Molecular Biology
Music
Music Composition
Music Education
Music Performance
Music Therapy
Neuroscience
Nursing
Painting
Peace Studies and International Relations
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Political Science
Pre-Clinical Health
Pre-Med
Psychology
Quantitative Biosciences
Spanish
Theatre