Music at The New England Conservatory of Music

If you plan to study music, take a look at what The New England Conservatory of Music has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

The New England Conservatory of Music is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 701 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music section at the bottom of this page.

The New England Conservatory of Music Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music
• Master’s Degree in Music

The New England Conservatory of Music Music Rankings

The music major at The New England Conservatory of Music is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at The New England Conservatory of Music

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at The New England Conservatory of Music.

The New England Conservatory of Music Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The New England Conservatory of Music with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	43
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

The New England Conservatory of Music Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of music master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The New England Conservatory of Music with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	68
International Students	79
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The New England Conservatory of Music. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Stringed Instruments	74
Voice Performance	39
Jazz Studies	36
Keyboard Instruments	27
Music Theory & Composition	24
Woodwind Instruments	20
Brass Instruments	7
Conducting	6
Music Pedagogy	4
Percussion Instruments	3
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	1

Related Majors

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for The New England Conservatory of Music.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Music Directors and Composers	260	$56,200
Sound Engineering Technicians	190	$57,110

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cryptic C62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.