2026 Best Music Education Schools in New Jersey
Music Education is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their music education programs.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools to find the best for music education students.
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Best Schools for Music Education in New Jersey
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Music Education
Rider University tops our 2026 ranking of the best music education schools. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. The six-year graduation rate is 61%. Rider University awarded about 13 music education degrees in the most recent data year. Music Education graduates of Rider University earn a median of $52,940 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $27,000.
See the full music education program report for Rider University
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.
- 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.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
