2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $75-$110k) in Connecticut

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Music Education is the 157th most popular major in the country with 4,774 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Connecticut, there were 63 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $75-$110k) in Connecticut

#1

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut

$26,072 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Central Connecticut State University is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CCSU also made our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Connecticut State University are $26,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Education at CCSU

#2

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$26,477 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k list. Danbury, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

WestConn also made our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Connecticut State University are $26,477.

Read more about Music Education at WestConn

#3

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$14,847 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Hartford is a medium-sized school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 11 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Education at University of Hartford

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $75-$110k)

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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