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2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Music Therapy is the 530th most popular major in the country with 686 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 144 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in music therapy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music therapy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music therapy 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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The music therapy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree music therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY New Paltz. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized public school situated in New Paltz, New York. It awarded 20 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY New Paltz also took the #6 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY New Paltz are $24,389, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Therapy at SUNY New Paltz

#2

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

SRU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania are $17,652, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

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#4

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Molloy College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Rockville Centre, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music therapy degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Molloy also made our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Molloy are $22,650, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Therapy at Molloy

#5

Nazareth College

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nazareth College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Nazareth College is a small school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 5 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Nazareth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Nazareth are $17,980.

Read more about Music Therapy at Nazareth College

#6

Immaculata University

Immaculata, Pennsylvania

Immaculata University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Immaculata is a private not-for-profit institution located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Immaculata not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Immaculata University are $12,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Therapy at Immaculata

#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Drexel University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 11 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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