2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

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In 2019-2020, 4,774 people earned their degree in music education, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States.

Across Colorado, there were 79 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree music teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

#1

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980.

Read full report on Music Education at CU - Boulder

#2

Adams State University

Alamosa, Colorado

$10,551 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Adams State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Alamosa, Colorado, this small public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.

Adams State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adams State University are $10,551, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Education at Adams State

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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