2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, music was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 25,910 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the music master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Music Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for music students working on their master’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.
BYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #5 for overall quality for music in the Rocky Mountains Region .
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UM are $24,096 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.
University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $22,379 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 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. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 per year.
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University of Idaho came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.
U of I graduate students pay an average of $29,148 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #8, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 a year.
CU - Boulder 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 Rocky Mountains Region list.
With a ranking of #9, Southern Utah University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Utah University are $24,504 a year.
Utah 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 #10 on the list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $23,225 per year.
Best Music Colleges by State
Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 554 |
| Utah | 348 |
| Idaho | 113 |
| Montana | 43 |
| Wyoming | 49 |
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Majors Related to Music
Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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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