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2025 Best Music Performance Schools in Massachusetts

4 Colleges in Massachusetts
506 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 looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Music Performance Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 506 degrees in music performance annually.

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Choosing a Great Music Performance School

Best Music Performance Schools in Massachusetts 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.

Pick Your Music Performance Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Music Performance
Master's Degrees in Music Performance
Doctor's Degrees in Music Performance

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Performance Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Music Performance in Massachusetts

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.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Music Performance

1
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Boston University
Boston, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
98 Music Performance Degrees Awarded

Boston University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music performance. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.

There were roughly 98 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music performance from Boston University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
346 Music Performance Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Berklee College of Music if you wish to pursue a degree in music performance. Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

There were about 346 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Berklee College of Music in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music performance from Berklee College of Music

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

The New England Conservatory of Music is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in music performance. The New England Conservatory of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.More information about a degree in music performance from The New England Conservatory of Music

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA
22.2% Growth in Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music performance. Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were approximately 27 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music performance from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Music Performance Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Music Performance Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 538 30
Rhode Island 436 3
Maine 396 19
New Hampshire 395 3
Vermont 352 0

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Music Performance is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Music 308
Other Music 247
Music Theory & Composition 235
Stringed Instruments 54
Music Pedagogy 47
Jazz Studies 45
Keyboard Instruments 41
Voice Performance 35
Woodwind Instruments 28
Brass Instruments 15

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