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2023 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in New York

23 Colleges
$27,036 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in New York to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in New York

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 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in New York for music students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in New York. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#3

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Syracuse University is a great place for music students working on their master’s degree. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Ithaca College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in New York. Located in the small suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

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#7

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree music programs. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

Bard College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Bard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Annandale-On-Hudson.

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#9

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, NY

With a ranking of #9, SUNY Fredonia did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their master’s degree. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school located in the town of Fredonia.

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#10

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester ranked #10 on this year’s Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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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 23 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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