by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 35 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for conducting students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 111 master's degrees in conducting during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of conducting for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for conducting students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Conducting Master's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in conducting.
Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in conducting has to look into Northwestern University. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in conducting from Northwestern University
Yale University is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in conducting. Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Haven.More information about a master’s in conducting from Yale University
The Juilliard School is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in conducting. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.More information about a master’s in conducting from The Juilliard School
It's difficult to beat Michigan State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in conducting. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a master’s in conducting from Michigan State University
Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in conducting from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Worth.More information about a master’s in conducting from Texas Christian University
SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas.More information about a master’s in conducting from Southern Methodist University
U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Coral Gables.More information about a master’s in conducting from University of Miami
UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a master’s in conducting from The University of Texas at Austin
University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.More information about a master’s in conducting from University of Rochester
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One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Conducting has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music Performance | 2,066 |
| General Music | 1,777 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 297 |
| Keyboard Instruments | 262 |
| Stringed Instruments | 249 |
| Voice Performance | 246 |
| Other Music | 192 |
| Jazz Studies | 183 |
| Music Pedagogy | 138 |
| Music Technology | 67 |
