2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Arizona
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You
Music is the #75 most popular major in Arizona with 326 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
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 Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Arizona 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Music
Our 2023 rankings named University of Arizona the best value school in Arizona for music students working on their master’s degree. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $13,460 per year.
University of Arizona also made our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #2.
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Out of the 3 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NAU are $11,555 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.
ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $12,608 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, ASU - Tempe is ranked #3 for overall quality for music in Arizona.
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Explore all the Best Value Music Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,085 |
| Oklahoma | 378 |
| New Mexico | 70 |
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Music Related Majors for Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 3 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).
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