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2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$41,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Music Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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 New England region, there were 586 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree general music students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500.

Read more about General Music at Yale University

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 1 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082.

Read more about General Music at URI

#3

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the #3 spot on the list. Dartmouth College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, New Hampshire. It awarded 3 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree general music students with aid list, Dartmouth has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dartmouth are $58,120, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Music at Dartmouth College

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 31 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst General Music Report

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #5 spot on the list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Music at University of Connecticut

#6 in overall quality

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Durham, New Hampshire 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.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970.

Read full report on General Music at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#7

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Tufts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree general music students with aid list, Tufts has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168.

Read more about General Music at Tufts University

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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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