2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 36 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Far Western US Region”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California

#1 in overall quality

$49,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Pacific. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. University of the Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 3 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Pacific are $49,374.

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver.

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