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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in New York

25 Colleges
$25,290 Avg Salary
$25,411 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music School for You

Music is the #21 most popular major in New York with 1,070 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Music Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 New York. Located in the large city of New York, Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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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 New York list. New School University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#4

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

Out of the 25 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Juilliard School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Juilliard is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

The excellent programs at University of Rochester helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in New York. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #6, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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#7

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for music students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. QC is a large public school located in the large city of Queens.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for music students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, NY

The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in New York list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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Best Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 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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