2024 Best Music Performance Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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New York University
New York, NY

New York University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in music performance. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 88 music performance students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

2

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

It's hard to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a degree in music performance. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were roughly 59 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

3

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

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

There were roughly 144 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

4

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

It is hard to beat University of Rochester if you want to pursue a degree in music performance. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were about 176 music performance students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

5

Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA

Messiah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg. This university ranks 31st out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 52 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent data year.

6

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were about 24 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

7

The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY

Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means The Graduate Center is a great school overall.

There were approximately 9 music performance students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent data year.

8

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

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 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were approximately 69 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

9

Manhattan School of Music
New York, NY

Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

There were approximately 5 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Manhattan School of Music in the most recent data year.

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The New School
New York, NY

New School University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. This school ranks 15th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 51 music performance students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.