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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2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for music majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Music Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Messiah University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Messiah graduate students pay an average of $13,050 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.
WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $16,758 in tuition and fees each year.
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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 per 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.
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.
Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.
UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Rowan 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. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.
Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #7, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUP are $18,207 per year.
Ithaca College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Ithaca.
Ithaca graduate students pay an average of $22,206 in tuition and fees each year.
Ithaca also claimed a spot on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $19,890 per year.
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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brooklyn College are $20,952 a year.
Best Music Colleges by State
Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 960 |
| New York | 2,324 |
| Maryland | 393 |
| New Jersey | 593 |
| District of Columbia | 117 |
| Delaware | 43 |
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Music Related Majors for Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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