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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Music Education is the 157th most popular major in the country with 4,774 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Kentucky, there were 69 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

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

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

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

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

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$4,582 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the #1 spot on the list. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 4 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Cumberlands also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Cumberlands are $4,582.

Read full report on Music Education at University of the Cumberlands

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. University of Louisville is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Education at UofL

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216.

Full UK Music Education Report

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#4 in overall quality

$18,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WKU 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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