2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You
Music is the #51 most popular major in Virginia with 632 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Virginia 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Master's Degree Colleges.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Music
Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best value school in Virginia for music students working on their master’s degree. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JMU are $12,514 per year.
JMU also took the #5 spot in our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Radford University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Virginia. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.
Radford graduate students pay an average of $12,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.
University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree music programs. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.
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Shenandoah University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Shenandoah are $23,430 per year.
Best Value Music Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Music Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 472 |
| 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.
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 7 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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