28
Colleges in New York
765
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
Ranked #116 in popularity,
music performance is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 28 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Music Performance Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 765 degrees in music performance during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Your choice of music performance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music performance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The music performance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Music Performance Schools in New York.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music performance degrees they offer, see the list below.
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
88
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a degree in music performance. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 88 music performance students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from New York University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
176
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
University of Rochester is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in music performance. 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 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 data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from University of Rochester
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
18th
Most Popular In NY
Every student who is interested in music performance needs to take a look at The Graduate Center, CUNY. Located in the 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.
More information about a degree in music performance from The Graduate Center, CUNY
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
22nd
Most Popular In NY
Manhattan School of Music is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music performance. Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
There were roughly 5 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Manhattan School of Music in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music performance from Manhattan School of Music
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NY
51
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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 approximately 51 music performance students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from The New School
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
30th
Most Popular In NY
Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 1 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the small suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 39th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 29 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from Ithaca College
Brooklyn College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Brooklyn. A Best Colleges rank of #511 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brooklyn College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 23 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music performance from Brooklyn College
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In NY
47
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.
There were roughly 47 music performance students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.
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Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #313 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 music performance students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.
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