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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music History

15 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$31,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music History Schools for a Master's

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 Music History Schools for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Music History is the 819th most popular major in the country with 193 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 music history graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music History Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in music history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music history 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 music history 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 Music History Schools for a Master’s

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

Top 15 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music History

#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music History Schools for a Master’s. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music history degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

BGSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Music History Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BGSU are $15,823.

Read more about Music History at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

#2

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music History Schools for a Master’s. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s music history students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UHart, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Music History Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Hartford Music History Report

#12 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music History Schools for a Master’s list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 1 masters’s music history degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also made our “Best Music History Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712.

Read full report on Music History at OHIO Athens

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music History Schools for a Master’s. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s music history degrees to qualified students.

UC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Music History Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644.

Read full report on Music History at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Music History Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music history degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Music History Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Temple Music History Report

#6

Hunter College

New York, New York
#15 in overall quality

Hunter College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music History Schools for a Master’s ranking. Hunter is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s music history degrees to qualified students.

Hunter did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Music History Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter are $20,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music History at Hunter College

#8 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music History Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 4 masters’s music history degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Music History Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music History at UMKC

#13 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music History Schools for a Master’s ranking. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Music History Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music History at Kent State

#9

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#14 in overall quality

West Virginia University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Music History Schools for a Master’s list. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree music history students list, WVU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Music History Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154.

Full WVU Music History Report

#10

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

University of Kentucky came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music History Schools for a Master’s ranking. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music history degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Music History Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music History at UK

#11

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Music History Schools for a Master’s list.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Music History Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pennsylvania State University - University Park Music History Report

#12

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music History Schools for a Master’s list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s music history degrees to qualified students.

U-M also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music History Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Music History Report

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music History Schools for a Master’s list. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s music history degrees to qualified students.

SMU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music History Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Methodist University Music History Report

#14

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

University of Rochester did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music History Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music History Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music History at University of Rochester

#15

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

Johns Hopkins University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music History Schools for a Master’s ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music history degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music History Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music History at Johns Hopkins

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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