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2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$16,716 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,036 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

With 372 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #51 most popular major in Missouri.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Missouri 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.

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 Missouri

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

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

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $6,858 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

The excellent master’s degree programs at Truman State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Missouri. Located in the town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Truman State are $9,924 per year.

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#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCM are $9,156 per year.

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Out of the 8 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMKC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

UMKC graduate students pay an average of $11,745 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree music programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mizzou are $11,255 a year.

Mizzou also took the #4 spot in our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.

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#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #7, Webster University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree music programs. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 per year.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.

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Best Value Music Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 262
Kansas 189
Iowa 227
Nebraska 129
North Dakota 76
South Dakota 33

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 8 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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