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2024 Best Music History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

11 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
70 Music History Degrees Awarded
Music History isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #840 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 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music history. Combined, these schools handed out 70 degrees in music history to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Music History School

Best Music History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The music history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music History rankings. We derive our Best Overall Music History School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Music History Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Music History
Bachelor's Degrees in Music History
Master's Degrees in Music History
Doctor's Degrees in Music History

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 Music History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Music History in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of music history degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Music History

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music history. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were about 3 music history students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music history from Johns Hopkins University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
50.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Rochester is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music history. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were about 2 music history students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music history from University of Rochester

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in music history needs to look into Catholic University of America. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 5th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were roughly 2 music history students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music history from Catholic University of America

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The New School
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
18.8% Growth in Graduates

The New School is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in music history. New School University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #208 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means New School University is a great school overall.

There were about 16 music history students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

It's difficult to beat Temple University if you wish to pursue a degree in music history. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.More information about a degree in music history from Temple University

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 music history students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

Skidmore is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs. This college ranks 21st out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 11 music history students who graduated with this degree at Skidmore in the most recent data year.

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ

Rider is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Lawrenceville. This university ranks 12th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 2 music history students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY

Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 1 music history students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music history from University at Buffalo

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #256 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hunter is a great college overall.

There were approximately 9 music history students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music history from Hunter College

Best Music History Colleges by State

Explore the best music history schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 52
Pennsylvania 978 11
Maryland 618 3
New Jersey 614 2
District of Columbia 441 2
Delaware 345 0

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Music History is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Music 1,493
Music Performance 1,463
Voice Performance 228
Music Theory & Composition 223
Keyboard Instruments 216
Music Technology 205
Jazz Studies 194
Stringed Instruments 138
Other Music 112
Music Pedagogy 31

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