2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Michigan

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Michigan, there were 117 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree music teacher education students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Michigan

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$19,359 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. Central Michigan University is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 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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