East Coast Music Colleges

The Julliard School

• The Julliard School in New York City is dedicated solely to performing arts education. It offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in music, including a Bachelor of Music, a three-year diploma, a Master of Music and a Doctor of Musical Arts. Students may specialize in composition, guitar, harpsichord, jazz studies, orchestral instruments, organ, piano, voice, conducting, historical performance and opera studies. According to "U.S. News and World Report" its acceptance rate of 7.6 percent is the fourth lowest amongst the top colleges in the United States.

  The Julliard School

  60 Lincoln Center Plaza

  New York City, NY 10023

  212-799-5000

  julliard.edu

Harvard University

• Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. is ranked first of all national universities in the United States by "U.S. News and World Report." Its Department of Music offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs, including a Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Arts in performance practice and a doctoral degree with concentrations in historical musicology, ethnomusicology, music theory and composition. Its facilties include a music library, concert hall, electroacoustic composition studio and an ethno lab.

  Harvard University

  Department of Music

  North Yard

  Cambridge, MA 02138

  617-495-2791

  harvard.edu

Curtis Institute of Music

• The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia is regarded as one of the world's best conservatories of music. According to "U.S. News and World Report," its acceptance rate of 4 percent is the lowest of the top 100 colleges in the United States. It offers four credentials: a diploma, a Bachelor of Music, a Master of Music in opera and a Professional Studies Certificate in opera.

  Curtis Institute of Music

  1726 Locust Street

  Philadelphia, PA 19103

  215-893-5252

  curtis.edu

Manhattan School of Music

• The Manhattan School of Music in New York City provides internationally recognized musical education to pre-college, undergraduate and graduate students. A Bachelor of Music, Professional Studies Certificate, Master of Music, Master of Arts in music education, postgraduate diploma and doctorate degree are all offered. Classical and jazz studies are available in a wide range of instruments, including bass, drums, guitar, piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet and violin.

  Manhattan School of Music

  120 Claremont Avenue

  New York City, NY 10027

  212-749-2802

  msmnyc.edu

Berklee College of Music

• The Berklee College of Music in Boston is focused primarily on the study and practice of contemporary music. It offers over a dozen performance and nonperformance degree programs, including composition, writing and production, electronic production, film scoring, jazz composition, music business studies and management, music production, music therapy, performance and music education. As of 2010, 176 of its graduates have won Grammy awards.

  Berklee College of Music

  1140 Boylston Street

  Boston, MA 02215

  617-266-1400

  berklee.edu