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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in New York

11 Ranked Colleges
277 Degrees Awarded
$30,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master's in New York

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York” 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 New York, there were 864 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 277 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in New York

#1

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Fredonia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York. SUNY Fredonia is located in Fredonia, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Fredonia also took the #6 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Fredonia are $24,522, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school situated in Vestal, New York. It awarded 6 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.

Full Binghamton University Music Performance Report

#3

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ithaca College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Ithaca College is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

Ithaca also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ithaca are $22,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Performance at Ithaca College

#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Stony Brook, New York, and it awarded 10 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree music performance students list, SUNY Stony Brook has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brooklyn College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York. Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

Brooklyn College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brooklyn College Music Performance Report

#6

Queens College

Queens, New York
#10 in overall quality

Queens College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Queens College is a fairly large public school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 15 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

QC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Queens College are $21,042.

Full QC Music Performance Report

#7

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#11 in overall quality

LIU Post came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LIU Post, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479.

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#8

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York list. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 78 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Performance at New York University

#9

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, New York
#8 in overall quality

Bard College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking, coming in at #9. Bard College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York. It awarded 21 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Bard also took the #8 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bard College are $37,484, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Performance at Bard College

#10

The New School

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, The New School did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York list. The New School is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

New School University also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642.

Read more about Music Performance at The New School

#11

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#1 in overall quality

University of Rochester came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 64 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505.

Full University of Rochester 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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