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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$20,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 180 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in music education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the music education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510.

Read full report on Music Education at Brigham Young University - Provo

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 13 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Music Education Report

#3

Adams State University

Alamosa, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Adams State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Alamosa, Colorado, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree music teacher education students whose families make $48-$75k list, Adams State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adams State University are $10,551, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Education at Adams State University

#4

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Utah University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Southern Utah University is a fairly large school located in Cedar City, Utah that handed out 1 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Utah University also took the #0 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Utah University are $24,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Utah University Music Education Report

#5

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Boise State University is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 4 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boise State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State University are $26,566, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Education at Boise State University

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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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