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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Music (Income $30-$48k) in California

5 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$31,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,262 people earned their degree in other music, making the major the 365th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 112 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other 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 other music program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Music (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

University of California - Irvine

Irvine, California
$28,456 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. UC Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 1 masters’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

California State University - Northridge

Northridge, California
#2 in overall quality
$17,955 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other music degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUN, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955.

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#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality
$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #3 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other music degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

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#4

Mills College

Oakland, California
#3 in overall quality
$36,263 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mills College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. Mills is a small school located in Oakland, California that handed out 10 masters’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

Mills also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mills are $36,263, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality
$27,688 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s other music degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Academy of Art University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, 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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