2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 69 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in music therapy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music therapy programs and cost less that 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 in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree music therapy students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy in Pennsylvania

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Therapy at Temple

#2

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$17,652 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Pennsylvania list. SRU is a medium-sized public school situated in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

SRU also made our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SRU are $17,652.

Read full report on Music Therapy at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s music therapy students in 2019-2020.

Drexel also made our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Drexel University 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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