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Music Graduate Schools in the Northeast

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Our 2024 rankings contain 99 graduate schools offering music majors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Our team ranks Princeton University, Yale University (New Haven, CT), and Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) the top three music graduate schools in the Northeast.

See the best 50 music schools in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 50 music graduate schools in the Northeast:

Princeton University - Graduate School Ranking
1. Princeton University

Princeton, NJ, 2 music programs

Yale University - Graduate School Ranking
2. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 11 music programs

Harvard University - Graduate School Ranking
3. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 3 music programs

Columbia University in the City of New York - Graduate School Ranking
4. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 4 music programs

Brown University - Graduate School Ranking
5. Brown University

Providence, RI, 6 music programs

University of Pennsylvania - Graduate School Ranking
6. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, 2 music programs

Dartmouth College - Graduate School Ranking
7. Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH, 1 music program

The Juilliard School - Graduate School Ranking
8. The Juilliard School

New York City, NY, 23 music programs

Carnegie Mellon University - Graduate School Ranking
9. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, 13 music programs

Cornell University - Graduate School Ranking
10. Cornell University

Ithaca, NY, 7 music programs

Tufts University - Graduate School Ranking
11. Tufts University

Medford, MA, 1 music program

New York University - Graduate School Ranking
12. New York University

New York City, NY, 11 music programs

Northeastern University - Graduate School Ranking
13. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 2 music programs

Boston University - Graduate School Ranking
14. Boston University

Boston, MA, 16 music programs

University of Rochester - Graduate School Ranking
15. University of Rochester

Rochester, NY, 19 music programs

Brandeis University - Graduate School Ranking
16. Brandeis University

Waltham, MA, 5 music programs

Bard College - Graduate School Ranking
17. Bard College

Annandale On Hudson, NY, 1 music program

Binghamton University - Graduate School Ranking
18. Binghamton University

Vestal, NY, 2 music programs

University of Pittsburgh - Graduate School Ranking
19. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA, 2 music programs

Manhattan School of Music - Graduate School Ranking
20. Manhattan School of Music

New York City, NY, 25 music programs

The New School - Graduate School Ranking
21. The New School

New York City, NY, 20 music programs

The New England Conservatory of Music - Graduate School Ranking
22. The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, MA, 22 music programs

Stony Brook University - Graduate School Ranking
23. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY, 6 music programs

CUNY Graduate School and University Center - Graduate School Ranking
24. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City, NY, 4 music programs

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Graduate School Ranking
25. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA, 6 music programs

Rutgers University New Brunswick - Graduate School Ranking
26. Rutgers University New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ, 4 music programs

Syracuse University - Graduate School Ranking
27. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 9 music programs

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College - Graduate School Ranking
28. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York City, NY, 1 music program

University of Connecticut - Graduate School Ranking
29. University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT, 7 music programs

Drexel University - Graduate School Ranking
30. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 4 music programs

University at Buffalo - Graduate School Ranking
31. University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY, 13 music programs

Molloy College - Graduate School Ranking
32. Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY, 1 music program

Hofstra University - Graduate School Ranking
33. Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY, 1 music program

Berklee College of Music - Graduate School Ranking
34. Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA, 14 music programs

Temple University - Graduate School Ranking
35. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 19 music programs

Pratt Institute - Graduate School Ranking
36. Pratt Institute

Brooklyn, NY, 2 music programs

Rider University - Graduate School Ranking
37. Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ, 7 music programs

Ithaca College - Graduate School Ranking
38. Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY, 5 music programs

CUNY Hunter College - Graduate School Ranking
39. CUNY Hunter College

New York City, NY, 5 music programs

Nazareth College - Graduate School Ranking
40. Nazareth College

Rochester, NY, 3 music programs

Lebanon Valley College - Graduate School Ranking
41. Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA, 2 music programs

University of Massachusetts Lowell - Graduate School Ranking
42. University of Massachusetts Lowell

Lowell, MA, 4 music programs

University of Rhode Island - Graduate School Ranking
43. University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI, 1 music program

CUNY City College - Graduate School Ranking
44. CUNY City College

New York City, NY, 2 music programs

Rowan University - Graduate School Ranking
45. Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ, 2 music programs

University of New Hampshire - Graduate School Ranking
46. University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH, 1 music program

University of Hartford - Graduate School Ranking
47. University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT, 27 music programs

Messiah University - Graduate School Ranking
48. Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA, 4 music programs

Montclair State University - Graduate School Ranking
49. Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ, 5 music programs

Duquesne University - Graduate School Ranking
50. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA, 2 music programs


Music graduate schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State6 Music Schools in Connecticut2 Music Schools in Maine15 Music Schools in Massachusetts3 Music Schools in New Hampshire8 Music Schools in New Jersey39 Music Schools in New York20 Music Schools in Pennsylvania3 Music Schools in Rhode Island3 Music Schools in Vermont


Music schools in other regions:

Midwest: 105 graduate schools
Northwest: 17 graduate schools
South: 147 graduate schools
Southeast: 102 graduate schools
West: 76 graduate schools

Popular graduate school cities in the Northeast:

in Connecticut:
Fairfield: 2 graduate schools
Hamden: 1 graduate school
New Britain: 2 graduate schools
New Haven: 3 graduate schools
Storrs: 1 graduate school
Waterbury: 1 graduate school
West Hartford: 2 graduate schools
West Haven: 1 graduate school
in Maine:
Biddeford: 1 graduate school
Orono: 1 graduate school
Portland: 2 graduate schools
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 1 graduate school
Boston: 19 graduate schools
Cambridge: 4 graduate schools
Chestnut Hill: 1 graduate school
Fitchburg: 1 graduate school
Lowell: 1 graduate school
Medford: 1 graduate school
North Andover: 1 graduate school
North Dartmouth: 1 graduate school
Salem: 1 graduate school
Springfield: 4 graduate schools
Waltham: 2 graduate schools
Weston: 1 graduate school
Worcester: 5 graduate schools
in New Hampshire:
Durham: 1 graduate school
Hanover: 1 graduate school
Henniker: 1 graduate school
Manchester: 2 graduate schools
in New Jersey:
Glassboro: 1 graduate school
Hoboken: 1 graduate school
Jersey City: 2 graduate schools
Montclair: 1 graduate school
New Brunswick: 2 graduate schools
Newark: 3 graduate schools
Princeton: 2 graduate schools
South Orange: 1 graduate school
Teaneck: 1 graduate school
Union: 1 graduate school
Wayne: 1 graduate school
West Long Branch: 1 graduate school
in New York:
Albany: 7 graduate schools
Bronx: 6 graduate schools
Brooklyn: 6 graduate schools
Brookville: 1 graduate school
Buffalo: 5 graduate schools
Dobbs Ferry: 1 graduate school
Garden City: 1 graduate school
Hempstead: 1 graduate school
Ithaca: 2 graduate schools
New York City: 36 graduate schools
Old Westbury: 2 graduate schools
Potsdam: 2 graduate schools
Queens: 2 graduate schools
Rochester: 8 graduate schools
Stony Brook: 1 graduate school
Syracuse: 4 graduate schools
Troy: 2 graduate schools
Utica: 2 graduate schools
Vestal: 1 graduate school
in Pennsylvania:
Bethlehem: 3 graduate schools
California: 1 graduate school
Chester: 1 graduate school
Erie: 3 graduate schools
Harrisburg: 1 graduate school
Indiana: 1 graduate school
Philadelphia: 16 graduate schools
Pittsburgh: 9 graduate schools
Scranton: 3 graduate schools
Villanova: 1 graduate school
West Chester: 1 graduate school
Wilkes Barre: 2 graduate schools
in Rhode Island:
Kingston: 1 graduate school
Providence: 6 graduate schools
in Vermont:
Burlington: 2 graduate schools
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