2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k
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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 Southeast region, there were 2,476 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 341 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a degree in general music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general music programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general music program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 7 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
Duke also made our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 6 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF also made our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. FAU is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 7 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
FAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Florida International University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Georgia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 22 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.
University of Mississippi landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 6 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Marshall University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but some majors have different tuition rates.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 31 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #11, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154.
With a ranking of #12, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 16 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
ECU also made our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Middle Tennessee State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 7 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k list, Middle Tennessee State University has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Georgia Southern University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Georgia Southern University is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 13 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
GaSou also made our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k list, UofSC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Radford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #16. Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
Radford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Radford are $21,382.
With a ranking of #17, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s general music students in 2019-2020.
Eastern also took the #24 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern are $14,500.
Austin Peay State University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and it awarded 12 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
Austin Peay State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Austin Peay State University are $14,669, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of South Alabama ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mobile, Alabama 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.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k list, USA has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112.
With a ranking of #20, George Mason University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 37 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Louisville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #21. UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
UofL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575.
University of Memphis ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Memphis is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k list, UofM has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202.
University of West Georgia landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Carrollton, Georgia, and it awarded 13 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
University of West Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Georgia are $18,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #24. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
Southern Miss also took the #17 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Jacksonville State University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Jacksonville State University also took the #25 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jacksonville State University are $20,200, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- *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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