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2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$18,858 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,036 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

With 734 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #36 most popular major in Michigan.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for music majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Music

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Michigan. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $19,714 per year.

Michigan State also made our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Michigan. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Eastern Michigan are $16,672 a year.

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#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Michigan. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Oakland are $19,323 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Michigan. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

WMU graduate students pay an average of $17,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U-M are $25,230 a year.

U-M not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayne State are $18,937 per year.

Full Music at Wayne State University Report

Best Value Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,138
Illinois 1,129
Indiana 660
Wisconsin 359

Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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