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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Music in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$31,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the Far Western US region, there were 149 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 $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Music in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

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 the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - 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

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #2 spot on the list. CSUN is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Mills College

Oakland, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mills College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Oakland, California, and it awarded 10 masters’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

Mills did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mills are $36,263.

Full Mills College Other Music Report

#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 masters’s other music degrees to qualified students.

USC also made our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Read more about Other Music at University of Southern California

#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s other music students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also made our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688.

Read more about Other Music at Academy of Art University

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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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