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2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$16,246 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,036 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

Music is the #26 most popular major in Ohio with 1,138 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Ohio to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for music students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Music Master's Degree Schools

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

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

Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,751 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $9,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $12,425 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ohio State also made our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

BGSU graduate students pay an average of $9,831 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $13,878 per year.

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#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland 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 #6 on the list. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cleveland State University are $10,625 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

Kent State graduate students pay an average of $11,766 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree music programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Music at University of Akron Main Campus Report

With a ranking of #9, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their master’s degree. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

UC graduate students pay an average of $14,902 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wright State University - Main Campus are $14,298 a year.

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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
Michigan 734
Illinois 1,129
Indiana 660
Wisconsin 359

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Music

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 13 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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