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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
196 Degrees Awarded
$45,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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

Across the New England region, there were 596 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 196 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 25 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500.

Full Yale University Music Performance Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

Harvard also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654.

Full Harvard University Music Performance Report

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston U Music Performance Report

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352.

Full University of Maine Music Performance Report

#5

Longy School of Music of Bard College

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Longy School of Music of Bard College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

Longy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Longy are $46,880.

Read full report on Music Performance at Longy

#6

Berklee College of Music

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Berklee College of Music came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 109 students in 2019-2020.

Berklee College of Music also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Berklee College of Music are $44,408, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Berklee College of Music 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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