2025 Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the New England Region
7Colleges in the New England Region
279Music Composition Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in music theory & composition, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #390 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music theory & composition. Combined, these schools handed out 279 degrees in music theory & composition to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Music Theory & Composition School
The music composition program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Theory & Composition rankings. For our Best Overall Music Theory & Composition School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Best Schools for Music Theory & Composition in the New England Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the music composition degree levels they offer.
Top New England Region Schools in Music Composition
It is hard to beat Boston University if you wish to pursue a degree in music theory & composition. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 music theory & composition students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Berklee College of Music if you want to pursue a degree in music theory & composition. Located in the large city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
There were approximately 211 music theory & composition students who graduated with this degree at Berklee College of Music in the most recent year we have data available.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Every student pursuing a degree in music theory & composition has to check out The New England Conservatory of Music. The New England Conservatory of Music is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
There were roughly 12 music theory & composition students who graduated with this degree at The New England Conservatory of Music in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat University of Hartford if you want to pursue a degree in music theory & composition. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of West Hartford. This university ranks 12th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.More information about a degree in music theory & composition from University of Hartford
Bennington is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Bennington. A Best Colleges rank of #361 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Bennington is a great college overall.
There were approximately 1 music theory & composition students who graduated with this degree at Bennington in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Keene, Keene State is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 8th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were approximately 2 music theory & composition students who graduated with this degree at Keene State in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 17th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 11 music theory & composition students who graduated with this degree at WestConn in the most recent data year.
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).
The music composition program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Theory & Composition rankings. For our Best Overall Music Theory & Composition School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
