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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Music Therapy Major in the Plains States Region for a Master's

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 “Most Well Attended Music Therapy Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Music Therapy is the 519th most popular major in the country with 665 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 50 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Music Therapy Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in music therapy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular music therapy programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Music Therapy Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s

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

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Therapy Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 6 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Music Therapy at KU

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Augsburg University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augsburg University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Therapy Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Music Therapy at Augsburg

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Therapy Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 2 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Therapy Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 0 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Music Therapy at UMN Twin Cities

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Wartburg College
Waverly, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wartburg College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Music Therapy Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. Wartburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waverly, Iowa. It awarded 7 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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