2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 386 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general music programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Music at UPenn

#2

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$16,758 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.

WCUPA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WCUPA are $16,758.

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#3

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also made our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.

Read more about General Music at Pitt

#4

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

Indiana, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$18,207 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. IUP is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.

IUP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus are $18,207, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Music at IUP

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $30-$48k)

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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