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2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

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 the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in music performance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music performance programs, but they also 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 the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree music performance students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Northern Iowa is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Music Performance at UNI

#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 $48-$75k. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree music performance students whose families make $48-$75k list, UMKC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMKC Music Performance Report

#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. WSU is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 8 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112.

Read full report on Music Performance at Wichita State University

#4

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#5 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburg, Kansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt State also took the #5 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 Pittsburg State University are $19,320.

Read more about Music Performance at Pittsburg State University

#5

Park University

Parkville, Missouri

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the #5 spot on the list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Park University are $6,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Performance at Park University

#6

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Webster University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree music performance students whose families make $48-$75k list, Webster has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster are $13,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Webster 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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