The New England Conservatory of Music

The New England Conservatory of Music is a postsecondary institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the oldest and most distinguished independent music conservatories in the United States, offering professional-level training in classical music, jazz, and contemporary improvisation. The conservatory provides undergraduate, graduate, and professional diploma programs to a select student body of serious musicians.

No specific program listings are confirmed through current IPEDS data for this listing entry. The New England Conservatory is known for programs in performance, composition, music history, music theory, and music education at both the bachelor's and master's degree levels, as well as artist diploma and doctoral programs.

Boston is a major center for higher education and the arts, and the New England Conservatory's location in the city's historic Back Bay neighborhood places students at the heart of a vibrant musical and cultural community. The conservatory has a long history of training professional musicians who go on to careers in orchestras, chamber music, jazz, and music education worldwide.