2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 171 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 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 Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in music education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music education programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Pennsylvania

#1

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$11,438 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Marywood not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marywood University are $11,438, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Education at Marywood

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Temple University Music Education Report

#3

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$50,350 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lebanon Valley College landed the #3 spot on the list. Annville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

LVC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lebanon Valley College are $50,350, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Education at LVC

#4

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$46,680 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of the Arts landed the #4 spot on the list. UArts is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 28 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UArts also made our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UArts are $46,680, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Education at UArts

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta.

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