Berklee Valencia
Higher education centre in Valencia, Spain
Berklee Valencia is the Valencia campus of the US-based Berklee College of Music, its first campus outside Boston. In Spain it is an authorised higher music education centre (Centro Superior Autorizado de Enseñanzas Artísticas de la Música), officially recognised in 2012. The 3,600-square-metre campus, designed for music, is in the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía building at the City of Arts and Sciences.
The campus focuses on one-year master's programmes that start in September and run over fall, spring and summer terms:
- Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration)
- Global Entertainment and Music Business
- Music Production, Technology, and Innovation
- Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games
All Berklee degrees are accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) in the United States, and two of the master's degrees are also accredited in Spain in collaboration with the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Valencia also hosts First Year Abroad and Study Abroad terms for Berklee students from Boston, and summer programmes. Admission is by application, followed by an interview and, for Contemporary Performance, an audition. According to the school, 345 students from 55 countries enrolled for the 2026-27 year. An International Career Center supports the move into professional work.
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Programmes
At undergraduate level, students of Berklee College of Music in Boston can spend one or two terms in Valencia through the First Year Abroad and Study Abroad programmes.
Graduate programmes
One-year master's degrees, starting in September (fall, spring and summer terms):
- Master of Music in Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration)
- Master of Arts in Global Entertainment and Music Business (also accredited in Spain with the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia)
- Master of Music in Music Production, Technology, and Innovation
- Master of Music in Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games (also accredited in Spain with the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia)
Admission
- Online graduate application with résumé, statement of purpose and creative work, plus a non-refundable application fee
- Official transcripts of undergraduate studies; degrees from outside the US or Canada need a course-by-course credential evaluation by an approved service
- Selected applicants are invited to an interview; Contemporary Performance also requires an audition
- A bachelor's degree diploma must be submitted before enrolling
One graduate application is allowed per admissions cycle.