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2024 Best Music History Schools in New York

8 Colleges in New York
70 Music History Degrees Awarded
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 8 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music history. Combined, these schools handed out 70 degrees in music history to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Music History School

Best Music History Schools in New York 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.

Pick Your Music History Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Music History
Bachelor's Degrees in Music History
Master's Degrees in Music History

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. 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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Best Schools for Music History in New York

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.

Top New York Schools in Music History

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
66.7% Growth in Graduates

University of Rochester is a good choice for students interested in a degree in music history. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 music history students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music history from University of Rochester

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The New School
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in music history has 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 large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #208 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means New School University is a great school overall.

There were roughly 20 music history students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
33.3% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Syracuse University if you want to pursue a degree in music history. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 music history students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
15.4% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in music history needs 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 21st out of 142 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.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY
66.7% Growth in Graduates

University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 3 music history students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Hunter is a very large public college located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #256 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hunter is a great college overall.

There were approximately 12 music history students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.

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SUNY Potsdam
Potsdam, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
63.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Potsdam, SUNY Potsdam is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 103rd out of 142 schools 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 data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

Located in the large city of Bayside, QCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 79th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 4 music history students who graduated with this degree at QCC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music history from Queensborough Community College

Best Music History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Pennsylvania97811
Maryland6183
New Jersey6142
District of Columbia4412
Delaware3450

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Music Performance745
General Music553
Music Theory & Composition190
Stringed Instruments188
Voice Performance177
Jazz Studies172
Keyboard Instruments163
Other Music80
Music Technology44
Woodwind Instruments43

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