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2023 Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Music Doctor's Degree School for You

Music is the #21 most popular major in New York with 1,070 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for music majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top New York Schools for a Doctorate in Music

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Rochester is a great place for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in New York. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great place for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

The Juilliard School came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #7, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their doctor’s degree. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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Manhattan School of Music landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree music programs. Located in the large city of New York, Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Five Towns College

Dix Hills, NY

Five Towns College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Five Towns College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Dix Hills.

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Best Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 306
Maryland 176
New Jersey 126
District of Columbia 29
Delaware 26

Music is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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