2027 Best Value Music Therapy Schools in Kentucky
[Music Therapy](/majors/health-care-professions/rehab-and-therapeutic-professions/music-therapy/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for music therapy students.
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2027 Best Value Music Therapy Schools in Kentucky
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in music therapy, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Music Therapy Schools
University Of Louisville earned the #1 spot for value among music therapy schools in Kentucky. University Of Louisville is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $13,136, compared with $29,482 for out-of-state students. Music Therapy graduates carry a median of $21,910 in student loans. Soon after graduation, music therapy degree recipients from University Of Louisville generally make around $58,534. Set against $21,910 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 79% of applicants are accepted.
A rank of #2 makes University Of Kentucky one of the best values for music therapy. Set in the city of Lexington, University Of Kentucky is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $13,502, while out-of-state students pay about $34,140. Music Therapy graduates carry a median of $24,094 in student loans. Soon after graduation, music therapy degree recipients from University Of Kentucky generally make around $67,402. That is a strong return on a $24,094 median debt. The acceptance rate is 93%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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