Music History isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #840 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 reviewed 4 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music history. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 70 degrees in music history annually.
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Your choice of music history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Music History 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music History Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
The schools below may not offer all types of music history degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in music history needs to look into The New School. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #197 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means New School University is a great school overall.
There were approximately 20 music history students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Syracuse University if you want to pursue a degree in music history. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 3 music history students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Every student who is interested in music history has to look into Skidmore College. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, Skidmore is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 39th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 13 music history students who graduated with this degree at Skidmore in the most recent year we have data available.
SUNY Potsdam is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music history. Located in the remote town of Potsdam, SUNY Potsdam is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 85th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 11 music history students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Potsdam in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of music history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Music History School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
