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Performing Arts Graduate Schools in the Northeast

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In 2024, we ranked 59 graduate schools offering performing art majors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Best-Graduate-Programs.com ranks Yale University (New Haven, CT), Columbia University in the City of New York (New York City, NY), and Brown University (Providence, RI) the best three performing arts graduate schools in the Northeast.

See the best 50 performing arts schools and colleges in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 50 performing arts graduate schools in the Northeast:

Yale University - Graduate School Ranking
1. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 6 performing arts programs

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

New York City, NY, 3 performing arts programs

Brown University - Graduate School Ranking
3. Brown University

Providence, RI, 3 performing arts programs

Harvard University - Graduate School Ranking
4. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 2 performing arts programs

The Juilliard School - Graduate School Ranking
5. The Juilliard School

New York City, NY, 27 performing arts programs

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

Pittsburgh, PA, 6 performing arts programs

Cornell University - Graduate School Ranking
7. Cornell University

Ithaca, NY, 2 performing arts programs

Tufts University - Graduate School Ranking
8. Tufts University

Medford, MA, 2 performing arts programs

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

New York City, NY, 5 performing arts programs

Northeastern University - Graduate School Ranking
10. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 1 performing arts program

Villanova University - Graduate School Ranking
11. Villanova University

Villanova, PA, 2 performing arts programs

Smith College - Graduate School Ranking
12. Smith College

Northampton, MA, 2 performing arts programs

Boston University - Graduate School Ranking
13. Boston University

Boston, MA, 4 performing arts programs

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

Rochester, NY, 5 performing arts programs

Binghamton University - Graduate School Ranking
15. Binghamton University

Vestal, NY, 1 performing arts program

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

Pittsburgh, PA, 2 performing arts programs

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

New York City, NY, 28 performing arts programs

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

Boston, MA, 19 performing arts programs

The New School - Graduate School Ranking
19. The New School

New York City, NY, 12 performing arts programs

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

New York City, NY, 2 performing arts programs

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

Storrs, CT, 2 performing arts programs

Syracuse University - Graduate School Ranking
22. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 4 performing arts programs

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

New Brunswick, NJ, 3 performing arts programs

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

Amherst, MA, 1 performing arts program

Fordham University - Graduate School Ranking
25. Fordham University

Bronx, NY, 1 performing arts program

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

Buffalo, NY, 4 performing arts programs

SUNY at Albany - Graduate School Ranking
27. SUNY at Albany

Albany, NY, 1 performing arts program

Pratt Institute - Graduate School Ranking
28. Pratt Institute

Brooklyn, NY, 1 performing arts program

Temple University - Graduate School Ranking
29. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 9 performing arts programs

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

New York City, NY, 2 performing arts programs

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

Boston, MA, 2 performing arts programs

Rider University - Graduate School Ranking
32. Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ, 3 performing arts programs

Ithaca College - Graduate School Ranking
33. Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY, 4 performing arts programs

Rowan University - Graduate School Ranking
34. Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ, 1 performing arts program

Adelphi University - Graduate School Ranking
35. Adelphi University

Garden City, NY, 1 performing arts program

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

New York City, NY, 2 performing arts programs

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

West Hartford, CT, 27 performing arts programs

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

Montclair, NJ, 3 performing arts programs

West Chester University of Pennsylvania - Graduate School Ranking
39. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA, 1 performing arts program

Central Connecticut State University - Graduate School Ranking
40. Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, CT, 1 performing arts program

Long Island University - Graduate School Ranking
41. Long Island University

Brookville, NY, 2 performing arts programs

York College of Pennsylvania - Graduate School Ranking
42. York College of Pennsylvania

York, PA, 1 performing arts program

CUNY Brooklyn College - Graduate School Ranking
43. CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY, 1 performing arts program

SUNY Brockport - Graduate School Ranking
44. SUNY Brockport

Brockport, NY, 1 performing arts program

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Graduate School Ranking
45. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, MA, 2 performing arts programs

CUNY Queens College - Graduate School Ranking
46. CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY, 1 performing arts program

University of Southern Maine - Graduate School Ranking
47. University of Southern Maine

Portland, ME, 2 performing arts programs

Wesleyan University - Graduate School Ranking
48. Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT, 2 performing arts programs

Curtis Institute of Music - Graduate School Ranking
49. Curtis Institute of Music

Philadelphia, PA, 1 performing arts program

Sarah Lawrence College - Graduate School Ranking
50. Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville, NY, 2 performing arts programs


Performing arts graduate schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State5 Performing Arts Schools in Connecticut1 Performing Arts Schools in Maine10 Performing Arts Schools in Massachusetts1 Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire4 Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey27 Performing Arts Schools in New York8 Performing Arts Schools in Pennsylvania1 Performing Arts Schools in Rhode Island2 Performing Arts Schools in Vermont


Performing arts schools in other regions:

Midwest: 57 graduate schools
Northwest: 14 graduate schools
South: 77 graduate schools
Southeast: 54 graduate schools
West: 54 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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