2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in the Southeast 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Music Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Central Arkansas to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . UCA is a large public school located in the small city of Conway.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $11,835 per year.
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Out of the 60 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Converse College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Converse graduate students pay an average of $7,698 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Morehead State University is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morehead State University are $10,557 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.
A-State graduate students pay an average of $11,408 in tuition and fees each year.
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Mississippi College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Clinton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MC are $12,796 per year.
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Eastern Kentucky 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 #8 on the list. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern are $13,800 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Lee University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Lee University graduate students pay an average of $15,050 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Arkansas 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. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UARK graduate students pay an average of $22,563 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UARK also is in the top 15% of our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Music students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA |
| 12 | Radford University | Radford, VA |
Best Music Colleges by State
Explore the best music schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 472 |
| Virginia | 632 |
| North Carolina | 511 |
| Florida | 1,223 |
| Tennessee | 804 |
| Kentucky | 284 |
| South Carolina | 204 |
| Louisiana | 315 |
| Arkansas | 184 |
| Alabama | 276 |
| Mississippi | 182 |
| West Virginia | 93 |
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Majors Related to Music
Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
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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