Music Schools in Massachusetts
Massachusetts contains
39 schools that offer music programs.
Harvard University,
the highest-ranking music school in MA, has a total student population of 27,651 and
is the
highest ranked school in America.
Of the 39 music schools
in Massachusetts,
only 9 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
North Bennet Street School comes out as the most expensive ($61,218/yr),
with Cape Cod Community College as the lowest recorded at only $8,429/yr.
Music students from Massachusetts schools who go on to become
musicians,
producers,
vocalists,
guitarists, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 47,260 people working as
musicians and singers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$0.
Also, within the music schools
in Massachusetts, the average student population is 2,580 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
14 to 1. Aside from music,
there are 5364 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,075 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$5,628, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Music Programs in Massachusetts
Harvard University
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Amherst College
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Boston College
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Boston University
Music Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Religious/Sacred Music
Levels offered:
Masters
Music History, Literature, and Theory
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Music Performance, General
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Music Theory and Composition
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Northeastern University
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Wellesley College
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Brandeis University
Music Theory and Composition
Levels offered:
Masters, PhD
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Levels offered:
Masters, PhD
Emerson College
Music Performance, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Hampshire College
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Gordon College
Music Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Music Performance, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Simmons College
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Suffolk University
Music History, Literature, and Theory
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Eastern Nazarene College
Music Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Religious/Sacred Music
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Music Performance, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Anna Maria College
Music Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Music Therapy/Therapist
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Williams College
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
College of the Holy Cross
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Smith College
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
North Bennet Street School
Musical Instrument Fabrication and Repair
Levels offered:
Certificate
Mount Holyoke College
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
The New England Conservatory of Music
Music Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Masters
Music History, Literature, and Theory
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Music Pedagogy
Levels offered:
Masters
Music Performance, General
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
Music Theory and Composition
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Clark University
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Wheaton College
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Bridgewater State College
Music Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Westfield State College
Music Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Certificate, Masters
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Music Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Masters
Music Performance, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Music, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Assumption College
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
The Boston Conservatory
Music, General
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
Salem State College
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Berklee College of Music
Music Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Music Therapy/Therapist
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Music Management and Merchandising
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Music Performance, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Music Theory and Composition
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Pine Manor College
Music Performance, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Atlantic Union College
Music Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Music Performance, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Music, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Longy School of Music
Music Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Certificate, Masters
Music Performance, General
Levels offered:
Certificate, Masters
Music Theory and Composition
Levels offered:
Masters
Holyoke Community College
Music, General
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Cape Cod Community College
Music, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Massachusetts Interesting Facts
- 552 original documents pertaining to the Salem witch trials of 1692 have been preserved and are still stored by the Peabody Essex Museum.
- Boston built the first subway system in the United States in 1897.
- Although over 30 communities in the colonies eventually renamed themselves to honor Benjamin Franklin. The Massachusetts Town of Franklin was the first and changed its name in 1778.
- "Norfolk County is the birthplace of four United States presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George Herbert Walker Bush."
- In Holyoke, William G. Morgan, created a new game called "Mintonette" in 1895. After a demonstration given at the YMCA in nearby Springfield, the name "Mintonette" was replaced with the now familiar name "Volleyball."
Top National Parks in Massachusetts:
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