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Graduate Diploma

New England Conservatory · New England Conservatory · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Official award
Graduate Diploma
Subject
Music PerformanceCompositionConducting
Format
On campustwo years of full-time study
Tuition
Not published

About this program

Two-year full-time non-degree graduate diploma in composition, performance and conducting at the conservatory.

Department
New England Conservatory
Awarding body
Not stated on the pages we checked

Award and subject

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Official award
Graduate Diploma
Award family
Graduate DiplomaA Graduate Diploma, listed with its own title. It is not a master’s degree.
Qualification level
Diploma
Qualification standing
Conservatory award (non-degree)An award made by a conservatory in its own name that is not an academic degree, such as an Artist Diploma.
Orientation
Orientation not published
Previous degree required
Not published
Subject links
SubjectRelationshipDetail
Music PerformanceNamed majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award.“Strings”Source
CompositionNamed majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award.“Composition”Source
ConductingNamed majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award.“Conducting”Source
Collaborative Piano and AccompanimentNamed majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award.“Collaborative Piano”Source
Jazz StudiesNamed majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award.“Jazz Performance”Source

Accreditation, validation and recognition

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Study structure

Delivery
On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study mode
Full-time
Duration
two years of full-time study
Intakes
Not published
Campus
New England Conservatory campus290 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115

Teaching language

Taught in
English
English
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Admissions

Audition
Audition requirement not published
Portfolio
Portfolio requirement not published
Interview
Not published

Fees and costs

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The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.

Sources and verification

Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, intakes, audition requirement, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.

Sources and how this was checked

Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.

Sources (checked 25 October 2026)

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