2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s
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Music Therapy is the 530th most popular major in the country with 686 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 160 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 21 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree music therapy students.
Top 21 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
TWU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, 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 Shenandoah University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s. This small school is located in Winchester, Virginia, and it awarded 7 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Shenandoah, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah are $23,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree music therapy students list, KU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school situated in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree music therapy students list, SRU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SRU are $17,652, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nazareth College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s. Located in Rochester, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s music therapy students in 2019-2020.
Nazareth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Nazareth are $17,980.
Temple University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s music therapy students in 2019-2020.
Temple also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s ranking. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana. It awarded 10 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
SMWC also made our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College are $12,450, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #8, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s list. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s music therapy degrees to qualified students.
WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355.
Florida State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 12 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree music therapy students list, Florida State has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #10, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s music therapy students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Appalachian State, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 8 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
OHIO Athens also made our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Molloy College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s list. Molloy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Rockville Centre, New York. It awarded 7 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
Molloy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Molloy are $22,650.
With a ranking of #13, Georgia College & State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s 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 made our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia College & State University are $20,868, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Music Therapy at Georgia College & State University
Loyola University New Orleans ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s list. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 9 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
Loyola New Orleans also made our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola New Orleans are $17,906, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Immaculata University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s ranking. Immaculata University 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Immaculata are $12,780.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 9 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
SUNY New Paltz landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New Paltz, New York, and it awarded 20 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY New Paltz also took the #18 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY New Paltz are $24,389, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #18, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s list. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s music therapy degrees to qualified students.
UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. 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.
Drexel University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s music therapy students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree music therapy students list, Drexel has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Miami ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s music therapy students in 2019-2020.
U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of the Pacific came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of the Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree music therapy students list, Pacific has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Pacific are $49,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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