2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Plains States Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
For this year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 5 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Plains States Region
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 9 students 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 University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
Webster did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 8 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree music performance students list, WSU has also earned the #3 rank 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 WSU are $15,112.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 42 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMKC, the school also landed the #2 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 UMKC are $26,699.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Pittsburg State University is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
Pitt State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pittsburg State University are $19,320, 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%.
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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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