2023 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You
Music is the #43 most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Music Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for music majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Music Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Messiah University to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out of the 45 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.
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Out of the 45 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of Delaware ranked #7 on this year’s Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Ithaca College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ithaca is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Ithaca.
Best Music Colleges by State
Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 960 |
| New York | 2,324 |
| Maryland | 393 |
| New Jersey | 593 |
| District of Columbia | 117 |
| Delaware | 43 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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