2026 Best Music Therapy Schools in the New England Region
Music Therapy programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their music therapy programs.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for music therapy students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Music Therapy in the New England Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall music therapy education in the New England Region.
Top Schools in Music Therapy
Leading the list is Berklee College Of Music, our #1 school for music therapy. Berklee College Of Music is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Roughly 67% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 29 music therapy degrees were awarded at Berklee College Of Music in the most recent year. Music Therapy graduates of Berklee College Of Music earn a median of $36,349 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $23,750 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled 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 · 3 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).
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