Music Colleges in Boston, MA

Berklee College of Music

• The Berklee College of Music is a private college that was founded in 1945. As of 2009, the school had more than 4,000 students working toward Bachelor of Music (BM) degrees and professional diplomas in 12 majors. Available majors include composition, film scoring, music education and performance. Each student must study one principal instrument. The college offers classes in 21 different instruments. Notable musicians and composers who have studied at the Berklee College of Music include John Mayer, Meredith Brooks, Gavin DeGraw and Howard Shore.

  Berklee College of Music
  1140 Boylston Street
  Boston, MA 02215
  617-266-1400
  berklee.edu

Boston University College of Fine Arts: School of Music

• The School of Music at Boston University's College of Fine Arts was founded in the 1870s. The school offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in music. Undergraduates can work toward a Bachelor of Music degree in more , or enter a five-year dual degree program leading toward a bachelors degree in performance and a masters degree in music education.

  Graduate students can work toward a Master of Music degree in more than 10 different fields, a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in three different fields and a variety of professional diplomas and certificates. The school divides its performance courses into four main divisions, including piano, voice, string and harp and winds, brass and percussion. Boston University tied for 56th in "US News and World Report's" 2010 ranking of national universities.

  Boston University College of Fine Arts, School of Music
  855 Commonwealth Avenue
  Boston, MA 02215
  617-353-3341
  bu.edu/cfa/music

Boston College, College of Arts and Sciences: Music Department

• Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, a neighborhood just five miles from the center of Boston's downtown. The music department at Boston College's College of Arts and Sciences was founded in 1989. Music majors work toward a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in music, and study performance, music theory, composition, the history of music and ethnomusicology. Music students at Boston College have the opportunity to explore a broad liberal arts curriculum, and even to complete additional majors or minors in fields unrelated to music. Boston College was ranked 34th in "US News and World Report's" 2010 ranking of national universities.

  Boston College Music Department
  Lyons Hall 407, 140 Commonwealth Ave.
  Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
  617-552-8720
  bc.edu/schools/cas/music/