2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You
Music is the #43 most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
The Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our analysis found Messiah University to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Messiah are $13,050 per year.
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Out of the 45 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 a year.
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Out of the 45 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $23,640 in tuition and fees each year.
The Graduate Center excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Rowan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree music programs. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 per year.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree music programs. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUP are $18,207 per year.
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Ithaca College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree music programs. Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Ithaca.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ithaca are $22,206 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ithaca also is in the top 15% of our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Towson 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 #9 on the list. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Towson are $19,890 a year.
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Brooklyn College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brooklyn College are $20,952 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 960 |
| New York | 2,324 |
| Maryland | 393 |
| New Jersey | 593 |
| District of Columbia | 117 |
| Delaware | 43 |
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| 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 25 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).
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