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Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

2023 Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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$38,302 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Doctor's Degree School for You

With 2,324 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #35 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Music Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top New York Schools for a Doctorate in Music

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Rochester helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in New York. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 9 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

The Juilliard School ranked #6 on this year’s Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Juilliard is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

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Manhattan School of Music landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree music programs. Located in the large city of New York, Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Five Towns College

Dix Hills, NY

Five Towns College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree music programs. Five Towns College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Dix Hills.

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Best Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 960
Maryland 393
New Jersey 593
District of Columbia 117
Delaware 43

Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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