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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Massachusetts

11 Colleges
$24,167 Avg Salary
$26,354 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music 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.

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 Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Massachusetts 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The New England Conservatory of Music the most popular school in Massachusetts for music students. Located in the city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Music at The New England Conservatory of Music Report

The excellent programs at Berklee College of Music helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Massachusetts. Berklee College of Music is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Full Music at Berklee College of Music Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Longy School of Music of Bard College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Longy is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Music at Longy School of Music of Bard College

#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Massachusetts list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Full Music at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

Read full report on Music at Brandeis University

#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #8, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. 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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University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in Massachusetts ranking. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

Read full report on Music at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#10

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

With a ranking of #10, Westfield State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. Westfield is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.

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Best Music Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Schools 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 11 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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