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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $0-$30k) in New York

13 Ranked Colleges
277 Degrees Awarded
$29,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,957 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 103rd most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 864 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 277 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music performance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music performance 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 music performance 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 Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $0-$30k) in New York

#1

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

Brooklyn College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952.

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#2

Queens College

Queens, New York
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the #2 spot on the list. QC is a fairly large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 15 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

QC also took the #10 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at QC are $21,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Queens College Music Performance Report

#3

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Fredonia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. SUNY Fredonia is located in Fredonia, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Fredonia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Fredonia are $24,522.

Full SUNY Fredonia Music Performance Report

#4

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rochester. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. 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 64 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Binghamton University is a public institution located in Vestal, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.

Full Binghamton University Music Performance Report

#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#7 in overall quality

Stony Brook University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Stony Brook University is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 10 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also took the #7 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583.

Full SUNY Stony Brook Music Performance Report

#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

University at Buffalo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 4 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

SUNY Potsdam

Potsdam, New York

SUNY Potsdam came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SUNY Potsdam is a small public school situated in Potsdam, New York. It awarded 1 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Potsdam also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Potsdam are $24,384.

Full SUNY Potsdam Music Performance Report

#9

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

Ithaca College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ithaca College is a medium-sized school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 9 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Ithaca not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ithaca are $22,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

New York University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 78 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

Read full report on Music Performance at NYU

#11

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, New York
#8 in overall quality

Bard College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bard College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree music performance students whose families make $0-$30k list, Bard has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bard College are $37,484, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#12

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#11 in overall quality

LIU Post did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #12. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LIU Post, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Performance at LIU Post

#13

The New School

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

The New School ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. The New School is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 36 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The New School are $47,642, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New School University Music Performance Report

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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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