10-yr median earnings
$34,483
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Boston, Massachusetts
The New England Conservatory of Music
The New England Conservatory of Music is a private nonprofit institution in Boston, Massachusetts. Former students earn a median of $34,483 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $46,754/yr — as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $34,483
- 10-yr median earnings
- 41.1%
- Acceptance rate
- $46,754
- Avg net price / yr
- 75.6%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
The New England Conservatory of Music pairs modest former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 31st pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 41.1%
- acceptance rate
- 75.6%
- 150%-time completion
- +83%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
The New England Conservatory of Music is a private nonprofit institution in Boston, Massachusetts enrolling 393 undergraduates, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026. The acceptance rate is 41.1%. Federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,483 ten years after entry. Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort is $46,754. This profile combines source fields with separately labeled PlainCollege comparisons and derived metrics.
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for The New England Conservatory of Music
The New England Conservatory of Music operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts (city: large), with a reported undergraduate enrollment of 393 students. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile's peer group and cost cohort are determined; The New England Conservatory of Music is categorized as "Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools" under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.
Admissions and cost fields are IPEDS-derived values published through the Scorecard and retain their source reporting periods. Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; the income-band fields provide more context but still do not replace an institution's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-derived records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year; the entry cohort includes completers and noncompleters. IPEDS completion and retention rates use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so their denominator is not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not as a causal verdict or an individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
37/100
The New England Conservatory of Music
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$34,483
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$46,754
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
75.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$27,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A-
88.4%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$46,754
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
75.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 75.6%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - The New England Conservatory of Music vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How The New England Conservatory of Music ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
The New England Conservatory of Music: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$34,483 Top 69% higher than 31% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
Quick Facts
393
Undergraduate enrollment
41.1%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
75.6%
150%-time completion
$34,483
10-yr median earnings
88.4%
First-year retention
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 41.1% |
Share of applicants admitted
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $60,750 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $60,750 |
| Average Net Price | $46,754 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $47,882 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $44,882 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $45,625 |
| Over $110,000 | $47,387 |
7.4%
Pell Grant Rate
23.4%
Federal Loan Rate
$27,000
Median Debt
$286/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at The New England Conservatory of Music swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $29,481 to $46,080 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +18.7%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$29,481
Highest year
$46,080
Most recent (2023)
$42,556
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $35,8492023 · $42,556
Over the same years, enrollment went -9.5% (410 → 371 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
42.4%
Female
Outcomes
75.6%
150%-Time Completion
88.4%
Retention Rate
$18,830
Median Earnings (6yr)
$34,483
Median Earnings (10yr)
55.7%
Earning Over $25K
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at The New England Conservatory of Music? ▼
The New England Conservatory of Music is a private nonprofit institution in Boston, Massachusetts. The acceptance rate is 41.1%. Undergraduate enrollment is 393 students.
How much do The New England Conservatory of Music former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at The New England Conservatory of Music who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,483 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $18,830.
How much does The New England Conservatory of Music cost? ▼
The average net price at The New England Conservatory of Music is $46,754. In-state tuition is $60,750 and out-of-state tuition is $60,750. Median student debt at graduation is $27,000.
What is the graduation rate at The New England Conservatory of Music? ▼
The New England Conservatory of Music has a 75.6% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 88.4%.
Is The New England Conservatory of Music worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at The New England Conservatory of Music is $27,000, while former students earn a median of $34,483 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 78% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $286.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
What this means for The New England Conservatory of Music
- The New England Conservatory of Music's reported 10-year former-student earnings land in the 31st percentile among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $46,754 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
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Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.
Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private-nonprofit profiles compile Scorecard net-price and earnings cohorts with IPEDS structure fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.