6 Best Music schools in Boston, MA

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Below is a list of best universities in Boston ranked based on their research performance in Music. A graph of 4.38K citations received by 348 academic papers made by 6 universities in Boston was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Boston University

For Music

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

2. Northeastern University

For Music

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,827

3. Boston College

For Music

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1488
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,559

4. New England Conservatory of Music

For Music

Acceptance Rate
38%
Net Price
$53,162
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$22,068

5. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Music

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

6. Berklee College of Music

For Music

Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$46,873
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$19,300

Universities for Music near Boston

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University
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City
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
5 Harvard University 2
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
7 Tufts University 64
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Medford, Massachusetts
16 Brandeis University 103
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Waltham, Massachusetts
21 Wellesley College 102
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Wellesley, Massachusetts
39 University of Massachusetts - Lowell 136
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Lowell, Massachusetts
58 University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester 169
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Worcester, Massachusetts
65 Providence College 117
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Providence, Rhode Island
66 Brown University 141
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Providence, Rhode Island
104 University of Rhode Island 173
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Kingston, Rhode Island