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2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Music Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region” 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 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” ranking analyzed 6 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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Wyoming is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 65 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #2 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

Read more about General Music at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 36 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cedar City, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Southern Utah University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 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 Southern Utah University are $24,548.

Read more about General Music at Southern Utah University

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 32 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. 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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