14
Colleges in the New England Region
559
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #116 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for music performance students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 559 degrees in music performance during the 2021-2022 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
The music performance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Performance rankings. For our Best Overall Music Performance School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Music Performance Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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The schools below may not offer all types of music performance degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CT
It's hard to beat Yale University if you wish to pursue a degree in music performance. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were roughly 24 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from Yale UniversityDoctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
98
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat Boston University if you wish to pursue a 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. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 98 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from Boston UniversityMaster's Degree
Highest Degree Type
The New England Conservatory of Music is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music performance. Located in the large city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a degree in music performance from The New England Conservatory of Music
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
346
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in music performance has to look into Berklee College of Music. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston.
There were roughly 346 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Berklee College of Music in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music performance from Berklee College of MusicUMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were about 27 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music performance from University of Massachusetts Amherst
