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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k list. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 25 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Music at University of Utah

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 65 diplomas to qualified masters’s general music students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins General Music Report

#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 7 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Music at U of I

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar City, Utah. It awarded 18 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree general music students whose families make $30-$48k list, Southern Utah University has also earned the #6 rank 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Music at Southern Utah University

#5 in overall quality

University of Northern Colorado did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 36 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. 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 full report on General Music at University of Northern Colorado

#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

University of Denver came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 32 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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