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Our 2024 rankings contain 89 schools offering music majors in
Connecticut
,
Maine
,
Massachusetts
,
New Hampshire
,
New Jersey
,
New York
,
Pennsylvania
,
Rhode Island
, and
Vermont
.
Our team ranks
The Juilliard School
(New York City, NY),
Carnegie Mellon University
(Pittsburgh, PA), and
New York University
(New York City, NY) the top three music schools in the Northeast.
See the best 50 music schools in the Northeast below or
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by program, state, or city in the Northeast.
Top 50 music schools in the Northeast:
1. The Juilliard School
New York City, NY, 38 music programs
2. Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA, 7 music programs
3. New York University
New York City, NY, 1 music program
4. Manhattan School of Music
New York City, NY, 43 music programs
5. The New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, MA, 28 music programs
6. The New School
New York City, NY, 17 music programs
7. Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY, 9 music programs
8. Rutgers University New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ, 2 music programs
9. American Musical and Dramatic Academy
New York City, NY, 2 music programs
10. Temple University
Philadelphia, PA, 6 music programs
11. Yale University
New Haven, CT, 4 music programs
12. University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, 2 music programs
13. Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia, PA, 6 music programs
14. Northeastern University
Boston, MA, 1 music program
15. Boston University
Boston, MA, 5 music programs
16. Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA, 2 music programs
17. University of Rochester
Rochester, NY, 5 music programs
18. Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA, 1 music program
19. University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY, 2 music programs
20. Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA, 3 music programs
21. Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, NY, 2 music programs
22. Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ, 5 music programs
23. Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY, 8 music programs
24. Bennington College
Bennington, VT, 3 music programs
25. University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT, 34 music programs
26. Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT, 2 music programs
27. The University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA, 1 music program
28. Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA, 1 music program
29. CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY, 1 music program
30. SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase, NY, 2 music programs
31. Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ, 1 music program
32. Emerson College
Boston, MA, 1 music program
33. Pace University
New York City, NY, 1 music program
34. Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA, 1 music program
35. Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT, 1 music program
36. Rhode Island College
Providence, RI, 2 music programs
37. Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA, 1 music program
38. West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA, 1 music program
39. Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ, 1 music program
40. Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA, 1 music program
41. Manhattanville College
Purchase, NY, 1 music program
42. Long Island University
Brookville, NY, 1 music program
43. Kean University
Union, NJ, 1 music program
44. Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA, 1 music program
45. University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME, 1 music program
46. Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY, 1 music program
47. Longy School of Music of Bard College
Cambridge, MA, 20 music programs
48. SUNY at Fredonia
Fredonia, NY, 2 music programs
49. Marymount Manhattan College
New York City, NY, 3 music programs
50. CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY, 1 music program
Music schools in the Northeast by state:
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Music schools in other regions:
Midwest
: 135 schools
Northwest
: 32 schools
South
: 164 schools
Southeast
: 107 schools
West
: 96 schools
Popular performing arts school cities in the Northeast:
in
Connecticut
:
Danbury
: 1 school
Hartford
: 2 schools
Middletown
: 2 schools
New Britain
: 1 school
New Haven
: 3 schools
Storrs
: 1 school
West Hartford
: 1 school
Willimantic
: 1 school
in
Massachusetts
:
Amherst
: 3 schools
Boston
: 9 schools
Bridgewater
: 1 school
Cambridge
: 3 schools
Fitchburg
: 1 school
Franklin
: 1 school
Northampton
: 1 school
Salem
: 1 school
South Hadley
: 1 school
Worcester
: 2 schools
in
New Hampshire
:
Durham
: 1 school
in
New Jersey
:
Glassboro
: 1 school
Jersey City
: 2 schools
Lawrenceville
: 1 school
Madison
: 2 schools
Montclair
: 1 school
New Brunswick
: 1 school
South Orange
: 1 school
Union
: 1 school
West Long Branch
: 1 school
in
New York
:
Bayside
: 1 school
Brockport
: 1 school
Bronx
: 2 schools
Brooklyn
: 3 schools
Brookville
: 1 school
Buffalo
: 2 schools
Cazenovia
: 1 school
Clinton
: 1 school
Dix Hills
: 1 school
Farmingdale
: 1 school
Fredonia
: 1 school
Garden City
: 2 schools
Hempstead
: 1 school
Ithaca
: 2 schools
Long Island City
: 1 school
New Paltz
: 1 school
New York City
: 20 schools
Niagara University
: 1 school
Oswego
: 1 school
Potsdam
: 1 school
Poughkeepsie
: 1 school
Purchase
: 2 schools
Queens
: 1 school
Queensbury
: 1 school
Rochester
: 4 schools
Rockville Centre
: 1 school
Saratoga Springs
: 1 school
Staten Island
: 2 schools
Syracuse
: 2 schools
in
Pennsylvania
:
Allentown
: 2 schools
Bethlehem
: 2 schools
Center Valley
: 1 school
Glenside
: 1 school
Greensburg
: 1 school
Harrisburg
: 1 school
Millersville
: 1 school
Moon Township
: 1 school
Philadelphia
: 6 schools
Pittsburgh
: 6 schools
Slippery Rock
: 1 school
Villanova
: 1 school
West Chester
: 1 school
in
Rhode Island
:
Kingston
: 1 school
Providence
: 3 schools
in
Vermont
:
Bennington
: 1 school
Burlington
: 1 school
Montpelier
: 1 school
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