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2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Music is the 68th most popular major in the country with 11,573 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

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. 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 $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#4 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 9 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

UW also took the #4 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 Wyoming are $16,615.

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#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 $48-$75k list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s general music students in 2019-2020.

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

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#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 $48-$75k list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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.

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#6

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Southern Utah University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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.

Southern Utah University also made our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Utah University are $24,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

University of Denver did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 32 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 $48-$75k list, DU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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