Major Programs at Manhattan School of Music

As of 2026, Manhattan School of Music offers 56 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.

At the school, the Keyboard Instruments Master program has the most completers of 54 and the Voice and Opera Master program has the second most completers of 41 students.

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Degree Programs Overview

A total of 357 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at Manhattan School of Music. 108 students completed bachelor's programs and 195 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Manhattan School of Music. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Bachelor's	10	NOT OFFERED	108	55	53
Master's	10	NOT OFFERED	195	88	107
Doctor's	9	NOT OFFERED	14	2	12
Post-Graduate Certificate	18	NOT OFFERED	40	16	24
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate	9	NOT OFFERED	-	-	-

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Manhattan School of Music. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

Bachelor

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Music	$18,735	$1,561	$26,994	$286

Master

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Music	$26,210	$2,184	$69,402	$789

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Manhattan School of Music.

At the school, the Keyboard Instruments Master program has the most completers of 54 and the Voice and Opera Master program has the second most completers of 41 students.

Bachelor

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Musical Theatre	23	9	14
Stringed Instruments	20	9	11
Voice and Opera	19	6	13
Keyboard Instruments	17	5	12
Jazz/Jazz Studies	14	13	1
Woodwind Instruments	6	5	1
Brass Instruments	5	5	-
Percussion Instruments	2	2	-
Music Theory and Composition	2	1	1

Master

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Keyboard Instruments	54	19	35
Voice and Opera	41	15	26
Stringed Instruments	32	13	19
Woodwind Instruments	20	9	11
Jazz/Jazz Studies	19	16	3
Music Theory and Composition	16	8	8
Brass Instruments	9	6	3
Percussion Instruments	2	1	1
Conducting	1	1	-
Music Performance	1	-	1

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

Visual and Performing Arts

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	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Musical Theatre	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Theory and Composition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	16	1	0
Conducting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	1	1	0
Keyboard Instruments	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	54	8	6
Voice and Opera	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	41	0	14
Jazz/Jazz Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	19	0	0
Stringed Instruments	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	32	3	13
Brass Instruments	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	9	0	1
Woodwind Instruments	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	20	1	2
Percussion Instruments	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	2	0	0

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