2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You
With 960 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #49 most popular major in Pennsylvania.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Pennsylvania 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Music
Our analysis found Messiah University to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Messiah are $13,050 per year.
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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. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $11,898 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 9 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUP are $12,618 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Temple are $18,278 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $25,248 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Duquesne University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Duquesne graduate students pay an average of $24,534 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Carnegie Mellon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Carnegie Mellon graduate students pay an average of $47,347 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Carnegie Mellon is ranked #1 for overall quality for music in Pennsylvania.
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University of Pennsylvania 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 #8 on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.
UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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The University of the Arts ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. UArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UArts are $48,530 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 2,324 |
| Maryland | 393 |
| New Jersey | 593 |
| District of Columbia | 117 |
| Delaware | 43 |
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Majors Related to Music
Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
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 9 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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