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2026 Rankings for The New England Conservatory of Music

What ranking badges has The New England Conservatory of Music received from College Factual? All of the ranking badges and placements The New England Conservatory of Music has received are listed below.

The New England Conservatory of Music received 2 ranking badges in the 2026 college rankings.

Top Rankings for The New England Conservatory of Music:

#392 out of 416	#1,001 out of 1,146

The New England Conservatory of Music also offers graduate programs. Explore its [graduate-school rankings](/graduate-schools/the-new-england-conservatory-of-music/rankings/) for master's and doctorate accolades.

Ranking Highlights

• Quality Rankings
  • Best Colleges in the New England Region Ranking
  • Best Brass Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts Ranking
  • Best Brass Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region Ranking
• Best for the Money Rankings
  • Best Value Schools in the New England Region Ranking
  • Best Value Brass Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts Ranking
  • Best Value Brass Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region Ranking

How The New England Conservatory of Music Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

Top Ranked Majors

The New England Conservatory of Music has 67 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best Brass Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Brass Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	1	View Report
Best Brass Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	1	View Report
Best Brass Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	1	View Report
Best Brass Instruments Schools in Massachusetts	1	1	View Report
Best Brass Instruments Schools in the New England Region	1	1	View Report
Best Jazz Studies Schools in Massachusetts	1	1	View Report
Best Jazz Studies Schools in the New England Region	1	1	View Report
Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	1	View Report
Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	1	View Report
Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	1	View Report
Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	1	View Report
Best Woodwind Instruments Schools in Massachusetts	1	1	View Report
Best Keyboard Instruments Schools in Massachusetts	2	2	View Report
Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in Massachusetts	2	2	View Report
Best Stringed Instruments Schools in Massachusetts	2	2	View Report
Best Voice Performance Schools in Massachusetts	2	2	View Report
Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools	2	2	View Report
Best Woodwind Instruments Schools in the New England Region	2	2	View Report
Best Brass Instruments Schools	3	3	View Report
Best Keyboard Instruments Schools in the New England Region	3	3	View Report
Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the New England Region	3	3	View Report
Best Stringed Instruments Schools in the New England Region	4	4	View Report
Best Voice Performance Schools in the New England Region	4	4	View Report
Best Music Performance Schools in Massachusetts	5	5	View Report
Best Woodwind Instruments Schools	6	6	View Report
Best Music Performance Schools in the New England Region	7	7	View Report
Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts	7	7	View Report
Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools	8	8	View Report
Best Music Schools in Massachusetts	8	8	View Report
Best Keyboard Instruments Schools	13	13	View Report
Best Stringed Instruments Schools	13	15	View Report
Best Jazz Studies Schools	16	17	View Report
Best Voice Performance Schools	17	18	View Report
Best Music Theory & Composition Schools	19	23	View Report
Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region	21	23	View Report
Best Music Schools in the New England Region	23	25	View Report
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts	35	35	View Report
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Massachusetts	40	42	View Report
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region	71	73	View Report
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region	77	84	View Report
Best Music Performance Schools	135	141	View Report
Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools	345	363	View Report
Best Music Schools	392	416	View Report
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools	733	801	View Report
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	1001	1146	View Report

How The New England Conservatory of Music Ranks for Value

Top Value Majors

The New England Conservatory of Music has 67 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value Brass Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value Brass Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	1	View Report
Best Value Brass Instruments Schools in Massachusetts	1	2	View Report
Best Value Percussion Instruments Schools in Massachusetts	1	1	View Report
Best Value Stringed Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	1	View Report
Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools in Massachusetts	1	2	View Report
Best Value Woodwind Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	1	View Report
Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools in Massachusetts	1	2	View Report
Best Value Brass Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Brass Instruments Schools in the New England Region	2	3	View Report
Best Value Jazz Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts	2	2	View Report
Best Value Jazz Studies Schools in Massachusetts	2	2	View Report
Best Value Music Theory & Composition Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts	2	3	View Report
Best Value Music Theory & Composition Schools in Massachusetts	2	4	View Report
Best Value Percussion Instruments Schools in the New England Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Stringed Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Voice Performance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts	2	2	View Report
Best Value Voice Performance Schools in Massachusetts	2	3	View Report
Best Value Woodwind Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools in the New England Region	2	3	View Report
Best Value Conducting Schools in Massachusetts	3	4	View Report
Best Value Keyboard Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts	3	3	View Report
Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in Massachusetts	3	4	View Report
Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools in the New England Region	3	4	View Report
Best Value Jazz Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region	4	4	View Report
Best Value Jazz Studies Schools in the New England Region	4	4	View Report
Best Value Keyboard Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region	4	4	View Report
Best Value Music Performance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts	4	5	View Report
Best Value Music Performance Schools in Massachusetts	4	6	View Report
Best Value Voice Performance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region	4	4	View Report
Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in the New England Region	5	6	View Report
Best Value Voice Performance Schools in the New England Region	5	6	View Report
Best Value Conducting Schools in the New England Region	6	7	View Report
Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts	6	7	View Report
Best Value Music Schools in Massachusetts	6	8	View Report
Best Value Music Theory & Composition Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region	7	8	View Report
Best Value Music Theory & Composition Schools in the New England Region	8	10	View Report
Best Value Music Performance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region	9	10	View Report
Best Value Music Performance Schools in the New England Region	10	12	View Report
Best Value Percussion Instruments Schools	14	16	View Report
Best Value Brass Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools	15	16	View Report
Best Value Brass Instruments Schools	15	17	View Report
Best Value Woodwind Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools	16	17	View Report
Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools	16	18	View Report
Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region	22	23	View Report
Best Value Music Schools in the New England Region	23	25	View Report
Best Value Stringed Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools	26	30	View Report
Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools	27	32	View Report
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts	33	35	View Report
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Massachusetts	39	42	View Report
Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools	51	52	View Report
Best Value Conducting Schools	53	57	View Report
Best Value Keyboard Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools	60	63	View Report
Best Value Jazz Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools	61	64	View Report
Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools	61	65	View Report
Best Value Jazz Studies Schools	62	65	View Report
Best Value Voice Performance Bachelor's Degree Schools	63	66	View Report
Best Value Voice Performance Schools	64	68	View Report
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region	70	73	View Report
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region	80	84	View Report
Best Value Music Theory & Composition Bachelor's Degree Schools	124	130	View Report
Best Value Music Theory & Composition Schools	128	134	View Report
Best Value Music Performance Bachelor's Degree Schools	216	221	View Report
Best Value Music Performance Schools	230	235	View Report
Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools	355	362	View Report
Best Value Music Schools	407	415	View Report
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools	771	797	View Report
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools	1110	1137	View Report

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Notes and References

These rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
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