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2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

11 Ranked Colleges
146 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 California, there were 856 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 146 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $75-$110k) in California

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. California State University - Los Angeles is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 14 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State LA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Los Angeles are $17,723.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fullerton, California, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State Fullerton, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State Fullerton are $17,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Northridge, California, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

CSUN also took the #6 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Performance at California State University - Northridge

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. California State University - Long Beach is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 29 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California State University - Long Beach Music Performance Report

#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #5 spot on the list. SDSU is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 13 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SDSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658.

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#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. California State University - Sacramento is located in Sacramento, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

Sac State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Sacramento are $18,356.

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#10 in overall quality

San Francisco State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 10 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree music performance students whose families make $75-$110k list, SFSU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of Redlands

Redlands, California
#3 in overall quality

University of Redlands ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Redlands, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree music performance students whose families make $75-$110k list, University of Redlands has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Redlands are $22,852, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Mills College

Oakland, California
#8 in overall quality

Mills College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Mills is located in Oakland, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

Mills also took the #8 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mills College are $36,263.

Full Mills College Music Performance Report

#11

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California
#2 in overall quality

California Institute of the Arts came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Valencia, California. It awarded 10 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

CalArts also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CalArts are $53,466, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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