2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the New England Region” 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 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.
This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 11 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree music teacher education students.
Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in the New England Region
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gordon College landed the #1 spot on the list. Gordon College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wenham, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Gordon College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gordon College are $6,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Bridgewater, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Bridgewater State also made our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater State University are $11,397.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Plymouth State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Plymouth, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree music teacher education students list, Plymouth State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Plymouth State University are $14,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 2 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
RIC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIC are $16,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Castleton University landed the #5 spot on the list. Castleton University is located in Castleton, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Castleton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 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 Castleton University are $12,222.
University of Hartford ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. UHart is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UHart also made our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hartford are $14,847, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Southern Maine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 2 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Southern Maine also took the #11 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308.
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University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 7 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
UMass Lowell also took the #6 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Western Connecticut State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Western Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Danbury, Connecticut. It awarded 3 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
WestConn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WestConn are $26,477, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Longy School of Music of Bard College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s music teacher education students 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 School of Music of Bard College are $46,880.
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Boston University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 76 students in 2019-2020.
Boston U also made our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.
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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%.
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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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