by our College Data Analytics TeamBerklee College of Music earned 29 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 9 in the top 1%, 8 in the top 5%, 8 in the top 10% and 4 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 1,201 in Most Popular for Music, a top 1% award.
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Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Berklee College of Music holds 29 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 17 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. Placements shown are from the 2026 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Explore our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9 |
| Top 5% | 8 |
| Top 10% | 8 |
| Top 15% | 4 |
| Total | 29 |
Berklee College of Music is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 9 of its 25 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Other Engineering Technology, Music and Computer Software Applications.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (New England) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Massachusetts) | ✓ | |||
| Male / Female Diversity (Massachusetts) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (New England) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Massachusetts) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (New England) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (New England) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Massachusetts) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software Applications | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Other Engineering Technology | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Arts & Media Management | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Dance | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Drama & Theater Arts | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Music | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2026 online-program rankings, Berklee College of Music earned 4 badges across 4 online programs, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 62 in Most Popular Online for Music.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software Applications | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Engineering Technology | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts & Media Management | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ | |||
| Music | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
Berklee College of Music earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,010 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 21%).
College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2026 edition. Berklee College of Music appears in 84 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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