19
Colleges in New York
745
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
Ranked #116 in popularity,
music performance is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 19 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music performance. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 745 degrees in music performance annually.
Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings
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Featured Music Performance Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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Your choice of music performance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music performance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The music performance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Music Performance Schools in New York.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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Featured Music Performance Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Learn More
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music performance degrees they offer, see the list below.
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
135
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a degree in music performance. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 135 music performance students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
172
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
University of Rochester is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in music performance. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #82 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.
There were roughly 172 music performance students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.
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Masters
Degree Type
MBA in Music Business
Program Name
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
10th
Most Popular In NY
Ithaca College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in music performance. Ithaca is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small suburb of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ithaca is a great college overall.
There were about 26 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NY
50
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in music performance has to take a look at The New School. New School University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #197 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means New School University is a great school overall.
There were roughly 50 music performance students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.
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Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
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Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
There were approximately 8 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Manhattan School of Music in the most recent data year.
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Graduate Certificate
Highest Degree Type
18th
Most Popular In NY
Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #171 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 music performance students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
16th
Most Popular In NY
Purchase College is a small public college located in the suburb of Purchase. This college ranks 53rd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 14 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Purchase College in the most recent data year.
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Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Binghamton University is a great university overall.
There were about 9 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In NY
41
Music Performance Degrees Awarded
SUNY Fredonia is a small public school located in the distant town of Fredonia. This school ranks 98th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 41 music performance students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Fredonia in the most recent year we have data available.
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