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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
196 Degrees Awarded
$49,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 7,957 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 103rd most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 596 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 196 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in music performance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music performance programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the music performance program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree music performance students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree music performance students list, Yale has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Yale University Music Performance Report

#2

Longy School of Music of Bard College

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Longy School of Music of Bard College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Longy School of Music of Bard College is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 3 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Longy also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Longy are $46,880, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Performance at Longy

#3

Berklee College of Music

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berklee College of Music landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 109 students in 2019-2020.

Berklee College of Music not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Berklee College of Music are $44,408, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Berklee College of Music Music Performance Report

#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Performance at Harvard University

#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree music performance students list, Boston U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Read full report on Music Performance at Boston U

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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