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2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$20,515 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,036 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

With 554 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #26 most popular major in Colorado.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Colorado 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.

2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for music majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Music

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $8,052 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, CU Anschutz is ranked #5 for overall quality for music in Colorado.

Read full report on Music at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $13,313 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

Read full report on Music at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Northern Colorado is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Northern Colorado are $13,366 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 4 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU - Boulder are $13,901 a year.

CU - Boulder also took the #3 spot in our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

Full Music at University of Colorado Boulder Report

#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Colorado. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DU are $53,943 a year.

DU also made our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #4.

Full Music at University of Denver Report

Best Value Music Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 348
Idaho 113
Montana 43
Wyoming 49

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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