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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students received a bachelor's degree in music from The New England Conservatory of Music.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Music

The New England Conservatory of Music Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how The New England Conservatory of Music performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Music Schools	1
Most Focused Music Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Music Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Most Focused Music Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Most Popular Music Schools	8
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools	21
Most Focused Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools	21
Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools	64
Most Popular Music Doctor’s Degree Schools	66
	68
Best Value Music Graduate Certificate Schools	69
Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools	86
Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools	89
	90
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools	215
	252
Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools	257
Best Music Schools	471
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	481
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	503
	504
	538
Best Value Music Schools	546

In 2021, 122 students received their master’s degree in music from The New England Conservatory of Music. This makes it the #5 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of The New England Conservatory of Music Music Graduates

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at The New England Conservatory of Music is $10,847. This is less than $24,982, which is the national average of all music majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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, 46% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at The New England Conservatory of Music since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

The New England Conservatory of Music Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of music master's degrees went to men and 49% 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	14
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	35
International Students	55
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

The New England Conservatory of Music also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.