by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Music Performance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 267 bachelor's degrees in music performance during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The music performance bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. 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 bachelor'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 ranking which itself looks at a host 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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for music performance students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Performance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in music performance.
Boston University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in music performance. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Boston University
Berklee College of Music is a great option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in music performance. Berklee College of Music is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Berklee College of Music
University of Massachusetts Amherst is a good decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in music performance. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the suburb of Amherst.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts - Lowell is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in music performance. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Lowell.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Wenham.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Gordon College
Keene State is a small public college located in the town of Keene.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Keene State College
RIC is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Providence.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Rhode Island College
University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Portland.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from University of Southern Maine
Emerson is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Emerson College
UMaine is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Orono.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from University of Maine
Explore the best music performance colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 581 | 245 |
| Rhode Island | 307 | 3 |
| Vermont | 289 | 0 |
| Maine | 281 | 16 |
| New Hampshire | 276 | 3 |
One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Music Performance has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Music | 484 |
| Other Music | 282 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 185 |
| Stringed Instruments | 34 |
| Voice Performance | 23 |
| Music Technology | 20 |
| Music Pedagogy | 17 |
| Jazz Studies | 16 |
| Sound Arts | 11 |
| Keyboard Instruments | 10 |
