Berklee College of Music
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Berklee College of Music
College
BM / BMus, MM / MMus, Other diploma, Certificate, Artist Diploma
12 researched programs
United States
Music Schools in Massachusetts
16 researched institutions with a campus here, offering 62 music programs. Only actual campuses count; fully online programs are listed separately.
Cities in Massachusetts with researched programs
Programs by award and subject in Massachusetts
- Bachelor’s · General Music Studies (12)
- Bachelor’s · Music Performance (8)
- Bachelor’s · Composition (7)
- Diploma · Music Performance (6)
- Master’s · Music Education (6)
- Bachelor’s · Music Education (5)
- Bachelor’s · Jazz Studies (4)
- Master’s · Composition (4)
- Master’s · Conducting (4)
- Master’s · Music Performance (4)
- Master’s · Musicology and Music History (4)
- Bachelor’s · Music Business and Industry (3)
- Doctoral · Composition (3)
- Master’s · Collaborative Piano and Accompaniment (3)
- Master’s · Jazz Studies (3)
- Bachelor’s · Music Theory (2)
- Bachelor’s · Music Therapy (2)
- Bachelor’s · Musicology and Music History (2)
- Diploma · Conducting (2)
- Doctoral · Conducting (2)
- Doctoral · Music Education (2)
- Doctoral · Music Performance (2)
- Doctoral · Music Theory (2)
- Doctoral · Musicology and Music History (2)
- Master’s · Music Theory (2)
- Master’s · Music Therapy (2)
16 schools
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Boston University School of Music
University
Other diploma, Artist Diploma, MM / MMus, MA, PhD, DMA, BA / BA (Hons), BM / BMus
19 researched programs
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Department of Music
University
BA / BA (Hons)
1 researched program
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States
Department of Music
University
BA / BA (Hons)
1 researched program
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Department of Music
College
Other bachelor’s award
1 researched program
Gordon College
Wenham, Massachusetts, United States
Adams School of Music and the Arts
College
BM / BMus, Other master’s award
2 researched programs
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Department of Music
University
PhD
5 researched programs
Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Expressive Therapies (Music Therapy Specialization)
University
MA
2 researched programs
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
Department of Music
College
Other bachelor’s award
1 researched program
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
New England Conservatory
Conservatory
MM / MMus, Graduate Diploma, Artist Diploma, DMA, BM / BMus
5 researched programs
Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
Department of Music
College
Other bachelor’s award
1 researched program
Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts, United States
Department of Music
University
MA, BA / BA (Hons)
2 researched programs
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Department of Music and Dance
University
BM / BMus, BA / BA (Hons), MM / MMus, PhD
4 researched programs
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States
Department of Music
University
BA / BA (Hons)
1 researched program
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
Department of Music
University
MM / MMus, BM / BMus
2 researched programs
Westfield State University
Westfield, Massachusetts, United States
Music Department
University
BA / BA (Hons), BM / BMus
4 researched programs
How results are ordered: alphabetically by institution, or by most recently checked when you choose that sort. There is no price ranking, because tuition in different currencies, fee categories and bases (per year, per credit, whole program) is not comparable. A program appears under a subject only through a verified link (dedicated degree, major, concentration or documented pathway). A value we could not verify is shown as “not published”, never as “no”. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change verification or order. Online programs are not counted as physically located in a state or city, and an institution’s location does not tell you whether it enrols students from your country.
Music education in Massachusetts: what the researched records show
Our researched records for Massachusetts cover 16 institutions (Berklee College of Music, Boston University, Brandeis University, Bridgewater State University and 12 more) with 62 music programs taught at a campus here. Fully online programs are not counted as local.
By level: 1 certificate, 6 diplomas, 25 bachelor’s programs, 17 master’s programs and 13 doctoral programs. Awards are shown exactly as the institutions title them; a certificate or diploma is never presented as a degree.
Subjects with a verified link to a program here: Audio Engineering and Recording, Collaborative Piano and Accompaniment, Composition, Conducting, Early Music and Historical Performance, Ethnomusicology, Film, Television and Game Scoring, General Music Studies and 10 more.
Instruments with a verified degree or principal-study pathway here: Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Double Bass, Euphonium, Flute, French Horn, Harp, Oboe, Percussion and 7 more.
None of the programs here yet carries a program-level accreditation record in our data. That reflects what we have verified so far, not a judgement about the programs.
Admissions: of the programs listed, 4 require an audition.
2 programs publish tuition, each shown in its own currency, fee category and basis (per year, per credit or whole program), which is why tuition is never ranked across programs. 6 programs list funding.