2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Virginia (With Aid)

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 Virginia For Those Getting Aid” 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 Virginia, there were 38 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music education programs that also have a lower cost than 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$33,288 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #1 spot on the list. Old Dominion University is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia master’s degree music teacher education students with aid list, Old Dominion has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion University are $33,288.

Read full report on Music Education at Old Dominion University

#2

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia

$23,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shenandoah University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Winchester, Virginia, and it awarded 4 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah also took the #0 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah are $23,040.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (With Aid)

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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