2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the New England Region

Music Performance is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #56 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 19 doctor's degrees in music performance to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Music Performance Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for music performance.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Music Performance in the New England Region

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

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

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

18 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Boston University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in music performance. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in music performance in Massachusetts. More information about a doctorate in music performance from Boston University

2

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

University of Connecticut is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in music performance. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN 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 doctor's degrees in music performance in Connecticut. More information about a doctorate in music performance from University of Connecticut

Best Music Performance Colleges by State

Explore the most popular music performance colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	274	21
Connecticut	137	5

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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.

Majors Similar to Music Performance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Music	17
General Music	15
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	7
Stringed Instruments	6
Music Theory & Composition	4
Keyboard Instruments	3
Jazz Studies	3
Conducting	3
Music Technology	2
Voice Performance	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.