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 8 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music history. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 52 degrees in music history during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of music history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music History Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
University of Rochester is a great option for students interested in a degree in music history. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized 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 approximately 2 music history students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in music history has to look into The New School. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. 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.
It is difficult to beat Syracuse University if you wish to pursue a degree in music history. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 2 music history students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in music history has to take a look at Skidmore College. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, Skidmore is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. 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.
University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 1 music history students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.
Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #256 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hunter is a great college overall.
There were roughly 9 music history students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the remote town of Potsdam, SUNY Potsdam is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 103rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 4 music history students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Potsdam in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Bayside, QCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 79th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 6 music history students who graduated with this degree at QCC in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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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Your choice of music history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
