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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music in New York

10 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Music Schools for a Master's in New York

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across New York, there were 561 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general music programs that also have a lower cost than 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 New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree general music students.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music in New York

#1

Houghton College

Houghton, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houghton College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in New York. This small school is located in Houghton, New York, and it awarded 1 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Houghton, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Houghton are $11,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in New York. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University at Buffalo General Music Report

#3

Purchase College

Purchase, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Purchase College landed the #3 spot on the list. Purchase College is a public institution located in Purchase, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Purchase College also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purchase College are $24,983.

Read more about General Music at Purchase College

#4

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 8 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

The Graduate Center also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center, CUNY are $23,640.

Read full report on General Music at The Graduate Center

#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #5 spot on the list. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SUNY Stony Brook General Music Report

#6

Nazareth College

Rochester, New York
#8 in overall quality

Nazareth College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Nazareth College is a small school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 1 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

Nazareth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Nazareth are $17,980.

Full Nazareth College General Music Report

#7

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Cornell University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Five Towns College

Dix Hills, New York
#10 in overall quality

Five Towns College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Dix Hills, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Five Towns College also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Five Towns College are $25,370, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Five Towns College General Music Report

#9

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

New York University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking, coming in at #9. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s general music students in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

Full NYU General Music Report

#3 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Columbia University in the City of New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Columbia General Music Report

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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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