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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

12 Ranked Colleges
146 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 New England region, there were 309 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 146 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 12 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.

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 Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k. Rhode Island College is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 2 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

RIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rhode Island College are $16,884.

Read more about Music Education at RIC

#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Education at University of Southern Maine

#3

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #3 spot on the list. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

CCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Education at Central Connecticut State University

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. WestConn is a medium-sized public school situated in Danbury, Connecticut. It awarded 3 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

WestConn also took the #10 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Connecticut State University are $26,477, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Education at WestConn

#5

Castleton University

Castleton, Vermont
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Castleton University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Castleton, Vermont, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.

Castleton also made our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Castleton are $12,222.

Read full report on Music Education at Castleton University

#6

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Bridgewater State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Bridgewater State is a fairly large school located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts that handed out 7 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree music teacher education students whose families make more than $110k list, Bridgewater State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater State University are $11,397, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Education at Bridgewater State

#6 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Education at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#8

Longy School of Music of Bard College

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

Longy School of Music of Bard College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. Longy is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 13 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Longy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Longy are $46,880.

Read full report on Music Education at Longy School of Music of Bard College

#9

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, New Hampshire
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Plymouth State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This small school is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and it awarded 3 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Plymouth State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Plymouth State are $14,550.

Full Plymouth State Music Education Report

#10

Gordon College

Wenham, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Gordon College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Wenham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Gordon College also made our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Gordon College are $6,400.

Read full report on Music Education at Gordon College

#11

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

University of Hartford did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #11. UHart is a medium-sized school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 11 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UHart Music Education Report

#12

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Boston University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #12. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 76 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Full Boston University Music Education Report

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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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