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

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.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 196 master's degrees in music performance to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in music performance matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the New England Region 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. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for music performance.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music Performance in the New England Region

Learn about 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

1

Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA

109 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#3 Best Quality In MA

Berklee College of Music is a popular decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in music performance. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 109 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Berklee College of Music in the most recent year we have data available.

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

2

Boston University
Boston, MA

50 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Boston University is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in music performance. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 50 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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

3

Yale University
New Haven, CT

25 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Yale University if you want to pursue a master's degree in music performance. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Haven. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in Connecticut. More information about a master’s in music performance from Yale University

4

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in music performance has to look into Harvard University. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard 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 master's degrees in music performance in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 8 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

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

5

Longy School of Music of Bard College
Cambridge, MA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In MA

#4 Best Quality In MA

Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Longy is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 3 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Longy in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in music performance from Longy School of Music of Bard College

6

University of Maine
Orono, ME

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ME

#1 Best Quality In ME

UMaine is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Orono. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in Maine.

There were about 1 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent data year.

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

7

University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME

#2 Most Popular In ME

University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Portland. More information about a master’s in music performance from University of Southern Maine

Best Music Performance Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	526	174
Maine	135	2

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Music Performance Related Rankings by Major

Music Performance is one of 16 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Stringed Instruments	73
Voice Performance	67
General Music	64
Keyboard Instruments	57
Music Theory & Composition	52
Other Music	51
Jazz Studies	27
Conducting	16
Woodwind Instruments	16
Brass Instruments	12

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.