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

If you pursue a master's degree in music performance, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #76 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the most popular for music performance students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 62 master's degrees in music performance to qualified students.

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

The music performance master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in New Jersey ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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.

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

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

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

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

31 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you wish to pursue a master's degree in music performance. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in New Jersey.

There were roughly 31 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

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

2

New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in music performance needs to take a look at New Jersey City University. NJCU is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Jersey City. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in New Jersey.

There were about 14 music performance students who graduated with this degree at NJCU in the most recent year we have data available.

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

3

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Montclair State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in music performance. Montclair State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Montclair. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in New Jersey.

There were about 10 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in music performance from Montclair State University

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Rowan University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in music performance. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in New Jersey.

There were approximately 7 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in music performance from Rowan University

Best Music Performance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	276
Pennsylvania	586	133
Maryland	342	94

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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	30
Voice Performance	9
Conducting	8
Keyboard Instruments	4
Music Pedagogy	3
Music Theory & Composition	1
Jazz Studies	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.