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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

7 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$41,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Music Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 11,573 people earned their degree in general music, making the major the 68th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 586 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general music programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general music program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Yale is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also made our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Music at Yale

#2

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 3 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dartmouth, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dartmouth are $58,120.

Full Dartmouth General Music Report

#3

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k list, Tufts has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Music at Tufts University

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst General Music Report

#5

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. URI is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 1 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k list, URI has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Music at URI

#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Connecticut ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.

UCONN also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Music at UCONN

#6 in overall quality

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UNH also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Music at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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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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