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

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in music performance, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #92 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 310 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. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in Massachusetts ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of music performance students usually has them for a 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. 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 Massachusetts

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for music performance students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

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

1

Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA

229 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in music performance has to look into Berklee College of Music. Located in the large city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in Massachusetts.

There were about 229 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Berklee College of Music in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Berklee College of Music

2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

42 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MA

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in music performance needs to look into University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 42 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from University of Massachusetts Amherst

3

Boston University
Boston, MA

28 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Boston University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in music performance. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 28 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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

4

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MA

University of Massachusetts - Lowell is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in music performance. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in Massachusetts.

There were about 6 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

5

Gordon College
Wenham, MA

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MA

Located in the large suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 4 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Gordon College in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Gordon College

6

Emerson College
Boston, MA

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In MA

Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in music performance in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 1 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Emerson in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Emerson College

7

Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, MA

ENC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Quincy. More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Eastern Nazarene College

Best Music Performance Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Rhode Island	298	7
Vermont	274	1
New Hampshire	267	2
Maine	262	9

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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 Majors Related to Music Performance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Music	301
General Music	214
Music Theory & Composition	178
Stringed Instruments	41
Keyboard Instruments	20
Jazz Studies	19
Voice Performance	12
Woodwind Instruments	10
Brass Instruments	8
Music History	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.