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

6 Ranked Colleges
102 Degrees Awarded
$31,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Michigan, there were 248 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 102 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in music performance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music performance programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $75-$110k) in Michigan

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 55 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Read more about Music Performance at U-M

#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 2 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Performance at Oakland

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359.

Read full report on Music Performance at Central Michigan

#4

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Michigan, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Eastern Michigan University Music Performance Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 18 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Read more about Music Performance at Michigan State University

#6

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Western Michigan University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355.

Read full report on Music Performance at Western Michigan University

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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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