2026 Best Other Music Schools in Massachusetts
Other Music is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for other music students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Other Music in Massachusetts
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the other music degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Other Music
No school ranked higher than Berklee College Of Music this year for other music. Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College Of Music is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Berklee College Of Music graduates 67% of students within six years. There were roughly 270 other music students who graduated with this degree at Berklee College Of Music in the most recent data year. Other Music graduates of Berklee College Of Music earn a median of $21,670 early in their careers. Berklee College Of Music graduates carry a median of $24,979 in student loans.
More information about a degree in other music from Berklee College Of Music
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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