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2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$17,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Music Performance is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,957 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 271 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music performance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree music performance students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNI are $22,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Performance at University of Northern Iowa

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Pitt State is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, Kansas that handed out 3 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt State are $19,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112.

Full Wichita State University Music Performance Report

#5

Park University

Parkville, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Park University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Park University is a fairly large school located in Parkville, Missouri that handed out 1 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Park University also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Park University are $6,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Performance at Park University

#6

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Webster University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Webster, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500, 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%.

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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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