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2023 Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Music Doctor's Degree School for You

Music is the #37 most popular major in the country with 7,675 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Music

#1

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Our analysis found Brandeis University to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the New England Region . UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#6

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.

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The New England Conservatory of Music landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree music programs. Located in the city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Music Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 472
Connecticut 217
Rhode Island 8
New Hampshire 7
Maine 7
Vermont 7

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 7 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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