2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in New Jersey

Ranked #92 in popularity, music performance is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 69 bachelor's degrees in music performance to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Music Performance School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The music performance bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in New Jersey ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for music performance, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Music Performance Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for music performance.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Music Performance in New Jersey

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in music performance.

Most Well Attended Schools for Music Performance Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

59 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in music performance has to take a look at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in New Jersey.

There were roughly 59 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

Kean University
Union, NJ

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in music performance has to check out Kean University. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in New Jersey.

There were roughly 5 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Kean University

3

New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in music performance has to check out New Jersey City University. NJCU is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Jersey City. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in New Jersey.

There were about 4 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at NJCU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from New Jersey City University

4

Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NJ

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in music performance has to look into Seton Hall University. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of South Orange. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in New Jersey.

There were roughly 1 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Seton Hall University

5

William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ

William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Wayne. More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from William Paterson University of New Jersey

5

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Montclair State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Montclair. More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Montclair State University

5

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Rowan University

Best Music Performance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Performance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	683	211
New York	681	407
Maryland	352	77
District of Columbia	234	21
Delaware	201	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Music Performance

One of 16 majors within the Music area of study, Music Performance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	309
Music Technology	55
Voice Performance	51
Music History	7
Music Theory & Composition	4
Keyboard Instruments	2

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.