2024 Best Music Schools in the New England Region
39
Colleges in the New England Region
2,151
Music Degrees Awarded
$24,789
Avg Early-Career Salary
Music is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #43 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 39 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,151 degrees in music during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Music School
Your choice of music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Music Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
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Best Schools for Music in the New England Region
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 degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top New England Region Schools in Music
Yale University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were roughly 141 music students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the music program make about $20,839 for their early career.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NH
Dartmouth College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were roughly 8 music students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year.
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It's hard to beat Boston University if you wish to pursue a degree in music. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 109 music students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the music program at Boston University make $4,955 above the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Every student pursuing a degree in music needs to look into Brandeis University. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 17 music students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CT
41
Music Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were approximately 41 music students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
There were about 691.9999999999999 music students who graduated with this degree at Berklee College of Music in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the music program earn around $22,615 in the first couple years of their career.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In RI
32
Music Degrees Awarded
Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were about 32 music students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.
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The New England Conservatory of Music is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
There were about 241 music students who graduated with this degree at The New England Conservatory of Music in the most recent data year. After graduation, music degree recipients generally make an average of $15,765 in their early careers.
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Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were about 23 music students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were approximately 55 music students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available. Those music students who get their degree from University of Massachusetts Amherst earn $2,741 more than the standard music graduate.
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