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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Music (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other music programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree other music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Music (Income $75-$110k) in California

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #1 spot on the list. 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.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Music at CSUN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other music degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Music at University of California - Irvine

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified masters’s other music students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree other music students whose families make $75-$110k list, USC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Southern California Other Music Report

#4

Mills College

Oakland, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mills College landed the #4 spot on the list. Mills College is a small school located in Oakland, California that handed out 10 masters’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full Mills College Other Music Report

#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. Academy of Art University is a private for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also made our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Academy of Art University Other Music Report

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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