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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Music Theory & Composition is the 415th most popular major in the country with 1,117 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 87 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in music theory and composition. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music theory and composition 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 theory and composition program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree music composition students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 6 masters’s music composition degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Music Theory & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Theory & Composition at Florida State University

#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree music composition students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Music Theory & Composition Report

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music composition degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UK also made our “Best Music Theory & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216.

Read full report on Music Theory & Composition at UK

#4

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Belmont is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Belmont not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Belmont are $24,260, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Theory & Composition at Belmont University

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music composition degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Miami Music Theory & Composition 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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