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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 686 people earned their degree in music therapy, making the major the 530th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 173 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music therapy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 12 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast 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 Florida State are $26,707.

Full Florida State University Music Therapy Report

#2

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s music therapy students in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State University are $21,439.

Read more about Music Therapy at Appalachian State

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music therapy degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Therapy at UK

#4

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Georgia College & State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Milledgeville, Georgia. It awarded 6 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia College & State University are $20,868, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Therapy at Georgia College & State University

#5

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Loyola New Orleans is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 9 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola New Orleans also took the #6 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola New Orleans are $17,906.

Read full report on Music Therapy at Loyola University New Orleans

#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Shenandoah University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Winchester, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music therapy degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah University are $23,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Therapy at Shenandoah

#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s music therapy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full U Miami Music Therapy 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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