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2023 Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, music was ranked #37 in the country. In fact 7,675 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master'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.

Check out the music master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our analysis found Manhattan School of Music to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 61% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 129 students majoring in music at NYU, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Full Music at New York University Report

#3

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at The Juilliard School helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 105 students majoring in music at Juilliard, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#4

The New School

New York, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The New School is a great place for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 63% of the music majors at the school.

Read full report on Music at The New School

#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

About 57% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Music at Johns Hopkins University Report

#6

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

About 48% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 59% of the music majors at the school.

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#8

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

With a ranking of #8, Brooklyn College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Women make up 50% of the music majors at the school.

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#9

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Messiah University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#10

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 49% of the music majors at the school.

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Best Music Colleges by State

Explore the best music schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,070
Pennsylvania 306
Maryland 176
New Jersey 126
District of Columbia 29
Delaware 26

One of 9 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 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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