The New England Conservatory of Music Overview

Located in Boston, Massachusetts, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is The New England Conservatory of Music Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at The New England Conservatory of Music since the student to facuty ratio is 4 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at The New England Conservatory of Music is 4%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at The New England Conservatory of Music is the doctor's degree.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 29% of the faculty were full-time.
• The average The New England Conservatory of Music student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

The New England Conservatory of Music Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at The New England Conservatory of Music.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#8	Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is The New England Conservatory of Music?

Contact details for The New England Conservatory of Music are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	290 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5018
Phone:	617-585-1100
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/necmusic
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/#!/necmusic

How Do I Get Into The New England Conservatory of Music?

You can apply to The New England Conservatory of Music online at: https://necmusic.edu/apply/how-to-apply

Admission Requirements for The New England Conservatory of Music

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into The New England Conservatory of Music?

The New England Conservatory of Music has a fairly low acceptance rate of 36%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 55% of accepted students are men and 45% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 41%, and the acceptance rate for women is 32%.

Can I Afford The New England Conservatory of Music?

The overall average net price of The New England Conservatory of Music is $51,782. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At The New England Conservatory of Music, approximately 33% of students took out student loans averaging $11,915 a year. That adds up to $47,660 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at The New England Conservatory of Music is 3.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

The New England Conservatory of Music Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 404 undergraduate students at The New England Conservatory of Music, with 374 being full-time and 30 being part-time.

There are also 297 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 374 full-time undergraduates at The New England Conservatory of Music, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The New England Conservatory of Music students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	41
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	127
International Students	171
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at The New England Conservatory of Music. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at The New England Conservatory of Music. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Online Learning at The New England Conservatory of Music

In 2019-2020, 593 students took at least one online class at the school.

The New England Conservatory of Music Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Music	3	118	20	119	12	272
TOTAL	3	118	20	119	12	272

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Cryptic C62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.