The New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, Massachusetts · 4-year · Private nonprofit
The New England Conservatory of Music is a 4-year private nonprofit college in Boston, Massachusetts, offering 13 programs reported to the U.S. Department of Education. Its average net price is $46,754 a year.
At a glance
- Average net price
- $46,754
- Graduation rate
- 73%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $34,483
- Median debt
- $27,000
- Acceptance rate
- 41%
- Undergrads
- 393
From the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships. Colleges can't edit these numbers.
Programs offered
Programs where The New England Conservatory of Music awarded credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS).
Visual and performing arts (13) ⌄
- Brass Instruments Certificate (2 to 4 years) · Bachelor's degree · Postbaccalaureate certificate · Master's degree · Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
- Conducting Postbaccalaureate certificate · Master's degree · Doctorate (research)
- Jazz / Jazz Studies Certificate (2 to 4 years) · Bachelor's degree · Postbaccalaureate certificate · Master's degree · Doctorate (research)
- Keyboard Instruments Bachelor's degree · Postbaccalaureate certificate · Master's degree · Doctorate (research) · Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
- Music History, Literature, and Theory Bachelor's degree
- Music Pedagogy Master's degree · Doctorate (research)
- Music Performance Bachelor's degree · Postbaccalaureate certificate · Master's degree · Doctorate (research)
- Music Theory and Composition Bachelor's degree · Postbaccalaureate certificate · Master's degree · Doctorate (research)
- Musicology and Ethnomusicology Master's degree
- Percussion Instruments Bachelor's degree · Postbaccalaureate certificate · Master's degree · Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
- Stringed Instruments Certificate (2 to 4 years) · Bachelor's degree · Postbaccalaureate certificate · Master's degree · Doctorate (research) · Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
- Voice and Opera Certificate (2 to 4 years) · Bachelor's degree · Postbaccalaureate certificate · Master's degree · Doctorate (research) · Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
- Woodwind Instruments Bachelor's degree · Postbaccalaureate certificate · Master's degree · Doctorate (research) · Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
Sources: IPEDS 2023-24 directory and completions (NCES, IPEDS unit 167057); College Scorecard (June 2026). About our data.