2024 Best Conducting Schools
40
Colleges in the United States
153
Conducting Degrees Awarded
Conducting isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #878 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 40 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of conducting. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 153 degrees in conducting during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Conducting School
The conducting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Conducting rankings. We derive our Best Overall Conducting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Conducting Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Conducting Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
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Best Schools for Conducting in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of conducting degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Schools in Conducting
Northwestern University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in conducting. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 conducting students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in conducting from Northwestern University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CT
Every student who is interested in conducting needs to check out Yale University. Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 conducting students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in conducting from Yale University
Every student who is interested in conducting needs to check out Michigan State University. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 conducting students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in conducting from Michigan State University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In NY
Every student who is interested in conducting needs to look into The Juilliard School. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
There were roughly 1 conducting students who graduated with this degree at Juilliard in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in conducting from The Juilliard School
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MI
Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 conducting students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in conducting from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 conducting students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in conducting from The University of Texas at Austin
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.
There were about 8 conducting students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in conducting from University of Rochester
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In TX
TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 conducting students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in conducting from Texas Christian University
SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were about 3 conducting students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in conducting from Southern Methodist University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In FL
U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 conducting students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in conducting from University of Miami
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