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2023 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 472 degrees and certificates were awarded to music students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the music master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Music

#1

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Brandeis University the best school in Massachusetts for music students working on their master’s degree. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for music students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Longy School of Music of Bard College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Longy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berklee College of Music. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Berklee College of Music is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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The New England Conservatory of Music did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large 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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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

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Best Music Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 8 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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