2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Top 10 Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Manhattan School of Music the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for music students working on their master’s degree. Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
About 61% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 39% are male.
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Out of the 53 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 2 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.
Of the 129 students majoring in music at NYU, 51% are male and 49% are female.
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Out of the 53 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Juilliard School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 105 students majoring in music at Juilliard, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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Out of the 53 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The New School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 63% of the music majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for music students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
About 57% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 43% are male.
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University of Rochester landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.
About 48% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 52% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, Temple University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 59% of the music majors at the school.
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Brooklyn College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.
Women make up 50% of the music majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, Messiah University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 48% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 52% are male.
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Carnegie Mellon University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular 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.
Women make up 49% of the music majors at the school.
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Request InformationBest Music Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 960 |
| New York | 2,324 |
| Maryland | 393 |
| New Jersey | 593 |
| District of Columbia | 117 |
| Delaware | 43 |
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Majors Related to Music
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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.
- 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.