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

7 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Music Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 689 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 192 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general music 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 General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UW is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 9 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

UW also made our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Wyoming General Music Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s general music students in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Music at University of Utah

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 65 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055.

Read more about General Music at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 7 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Music at University of Idaho

#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cedar City, Utah, and it awarded 18 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Utah University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Utah University are $24,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Music at Southern Utah University

#5 in overall quality

University of Northern Colorado ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified masters’s general music students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

Read more about General Music at University of Northern Colorado

#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Denver, Colorado 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 32 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899.

Full DU General Music 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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