2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You
With 1,453 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #25 most popular major in Massachusetts.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Massachusetts 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Master's Degree Colleges.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Music
Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $16,251 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Lowell are $15,210 a year.
Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandeis are $53,618 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Massachusetts. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
Tufts graduate students pay an average of $55,216 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Tufts not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Longy School of Music of Bard College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Longy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Longy graduate students pay an average of $48,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Boston University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Boston U are $59,418 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Berklee College of Music 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 Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Berklee College of Music are $47,047 per year.
The New England Conservatory of Music ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. The New England Conservatory of Music is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The New England Conservatory of Music are $53,730 per year.
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Best Value Music Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Music Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 423 |
| New Hampshire | 46 |
| Maine | 55 |
| Rhode Island | 72 |
| Vermont | 63 |
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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.
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 8 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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