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2023 Most Popular 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Music Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in the New England Region for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 28 students majoring in music at Boston U, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#2

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.

About 29% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 71% are male.

Read full report on Music at University of Hartford

#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Of the 9 students majoring in music at Yale, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Full Music at Yale University Report

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The New England Conservatory of Music landed the # 4 spot 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.

Women make up 33% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at The New England Conservatory of Music Report

#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Women make up 40% of the music majors at the school.

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#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

Read full report on Music at Brandeis University

University of Connecticut came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Of the 2 students majoring in music at UCONN, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Music at University of Connecticut Report

#7

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Music at Brown University

#9

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

Wesleyan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Music at Wesleyan University

With a ranking of #10, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Read full report on Music at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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 10 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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