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

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” 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” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in other music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other music 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 other music program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree other music students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Music in the Far Western US Region

#1

California State University - Northridge

Northridge, California

#2 in overall quality

$17,955 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - Northridge is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 31 masters’s other music degrees 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 the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Music at California State University - Northridge

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region 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 the Far Western US Region” ranking. 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 full report on Other Music at Academy of Art University

#3

Mills College

Oakland, California

#3 in overall quality

$36,263 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mills College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Mills is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oakland, California. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mills are $36,263, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Music at Mills College

#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #4 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 the Far Western US Region” 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.

Read more about Other Music at University of Southern California

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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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