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The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, MA · Private · Large city · NECM

Private institution in Boston, MA · 371 undergraduates · 43% acceptance rate · $34,483 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$42,5561,929th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$58,5501,911th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$58,5501,911th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$77,8701,876th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$34,4831,799th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$18,8301,933rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
77.8%247th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
93.6%157th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
42.8%196th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
3711,751st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
5.0:159th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
7.5%2,071st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 4 mi (BOS)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 1 of 1 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors—$11,851

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The New England Conservatory of Music’s 371 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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