2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in New York

Ranked #56 in popularity, music performance is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 67 doctor's degrees in music performance to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in music performance matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in New York ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality music performance program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. 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.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Music Performance in New York

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for music performance students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Music Performance Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

26 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Stony Brook University is a popular option for students interested in a doctor's degree in music performance. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in music performance in New York.

There were approximately 26 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in music performance from Stony Brook University

2

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

23 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Rochester is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in music performance. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in music performance in New York.

There were approximately 23 music performance students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in music performance from University of Rochester

3

The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

The Graduate Center, CUNY is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in music performance. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in music performance in New York.

There were approximately 13 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in music performance from The Graduate Center, CUNY

4

New York University
New York, NY

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

New York University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in music performance. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in music performance in New York.

There were about 3 music performance students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in music performance from New York University

5

Five Towns College
Dix Hills, NY

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Dix Hills, Five Towns College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in music performance in New York. More information about a doctorate in music performance from Five Towns College

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	303	6
Maryland	179	9
New Jersey	158	20

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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	37
Keyboard Instruments	18
Music Theory & Composition	16
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	8
Conducting	4
Voice Performance	1
Other Music	1

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.