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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

56 Colleges
$26,023 Avg Salary
$25,920 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 56 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for music majors pursuing a .

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

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

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

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#3

The New School

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The New School. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Juilliard School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 56 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#6

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for music students. It came in at #7 on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#9

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Messiah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for music students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Music Colleges by State

Explore the best music colleges 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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