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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in New Jersey

24 Colleges
$27,273 Avg Salary
$26,136 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music School for You

Music is the #41 most popular major in New Jersey with 593 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Music Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in New Jersey to see which 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.

Check out the music programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.

Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

While working on their degree, music majors at Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of around $26,866 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $297, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in New Jersey list. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

On average, music graduates from Rowan take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $228.

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#3

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

The excellent programs at Rider University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, music majors at Rider accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $640.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

The excellent programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that music majors at Montclair State take out is $27,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $380.

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The excellent programs at William Paterson University of New Jersey helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in New Jersey. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.

On average, music graduates from William Paterson University take out $26,899 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, music graduates from NJCU carry an average student debt load of $20,000.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for music students. It came in at #7 on the list. Ramapo College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Mahwah.

While working on their degree, music majors at Ramapo College accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

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#8

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in New Jersey ranking. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

While working on their degree, music majors at Monmouth accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #9, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

Music majors at Stevens take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The College of New Jersey ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 960
New York 2,324
Maryland 393
District of Columbia 117
Delaware 43

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 24 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.

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