2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

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Music Performance is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,957 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Virginia, there were 293 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the music performance program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree music performance students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in Virginia

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,544 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #1 spot on the list. James Madison University is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 16 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Performance at James Madison University

#2

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$23,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shenandoah University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. Located in Winchester, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah are $23,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Shenandoah 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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