2025 Best Keyboard Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in keyboard instruments sits in the middle of the road, ranking #575 out of 1232 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Keyboard Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 bachelor's degrees in keyboard instruments during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on keyboard instruments students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other keyboard instruments students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized keyboard instruments related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for keyboard instruments students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Keyboard Instruments Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Keyboard Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Keyboard Instruments in New York

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for keyboard instruments students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Keyboard Instruments

1

The Juilliard School
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat The Juilliard School if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in keyboard instruments. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in keyboard instruments from The Juilliard School

2

Manhattan School of Music
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in keyboard instruments has to take a look at Manhattan School of Music. Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in keyboard instruments from Manhattan School of Music

Best Keyboard Instruments Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New Jersey	351	3
District of Columbia	226	5
Delaware	224	0

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Keyboard Instruments Related Rankings by Major

One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Keyboard Instruments has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Keyboard Instruments

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	379
General Music	304
Jazz Studies	102
Music Theory & Composition	57
Stringed Instruments	55
Voice Performance	50
Music History	42
Music Technology	42
Woodwind Instruments	26
Other Music	18

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.