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2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,541 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,036 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona

Check out the music master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our analysis found University of Arizona to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arizona. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $13,460 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Arizona did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

Read full report on Music at University of Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. NAU is a fairly 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.

Full Music at Northern Arizona University Report

Out of the 3 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $12,608 per year.

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

Full Music at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

Best Value Music Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,085
Oklahoma 378
New Mexico 70

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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