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2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$14,196 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,036 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

Music is the #19 most popular major in Tennessee with 804 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Tennessee 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.

2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best value school in Tennessee for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $13,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Knoxville also made our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $10,818 per year.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Tennessee. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

UofM graduate students pay an average of $10,908 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lee University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Cleveland.

Lee University graduate students pay an average of $15,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Peay State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Austin Peay State University are $9,841 per year.

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#6

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #6, Belmont 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 Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Belmont graduate students pay an average of $25,180 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Belmont not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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Best Value Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Music Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 472
Virginia 632
North Carolina 511
Florida 1,223
Kentucky 284
South Carolina 204
Louisiana 315
Arkansas 184
Alabama 276
Mississippi 182
West Virginia 93

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 6 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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