2025 Best Conducting Schools
38
Colleges in the United States
152
Conducting Degrees Awarded
Conducting isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #878 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 38 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Conducting Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 152 degrees in conducting annually.
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Featured Conducting Programs
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Choosing a Great Conducting School
The conducting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Conducting rankings. We derive our Best Overall Conducting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
Pick Your Conducting Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Conducting Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Featured Conducting Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Learn More
Best Schools for Conducting in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of conducting degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Schools in Conducting
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
Northwestern University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in conducting. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 7 conducting students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in conducting from Northwestern University
It is difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a degree in conducting. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were about 11 conducting students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in conducting from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Masters
Degree Type
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Program Name
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Every student who is interested in conducting needs to take a look at The Juilliard School. Located in the large city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were about 2 conducting students who graduated with this degree at Juilliard in the most recent year we have data available.
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It's difficult to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a degree in conducting. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.More information about a degree in conducting from Carnegie Mellon University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 10 conducting students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in conducting from Michigan State University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #82 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 conducting students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.
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TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth. This university ranks 4th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 4 conducting students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in conducting from Texas Christian University
Graduate Certificate
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFCM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 1 conducting students who graduated with this degree at SFCM in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in conducting from San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In NY
Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 22nd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 1 conducting students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In FL
Located in the large suburb of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 3 conducting students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.
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