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

5 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$18,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master's in Missouri

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” 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 Missouri, there were 128 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Missouri

#1

Truman State University

Kirksville, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truman State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri. Truman State is a small school located in Kirksville, Missouri that handed out 10 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree music teacher education students list, Truman State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Truman State University are $16,551.

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#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 3 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University also made our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550.

Read full report on Music Education at Lindenwood University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 5 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699.

Read full report on Music Education at UMKC

#4

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMSL, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154.

Read full report on Music Education at University of Missouri - St Louis

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #5 spot on the list. Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is a small school located in Fayette, Missouri that handed out 7 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

CMU CGES did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies are $6,435.

Read more about Music Education at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

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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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