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2022 Best Value Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$34,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Musicology & Ethnomusicology is the 877th most popular major in the country with 139 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 21 musicology and ethnomusicology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 musicology and ethnomusicology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in musicology and ethnomusicology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent musicology and ethnomusicology 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 musicology and ethnomusicology 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree musicology and ethnomusicology students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Musicology & Ethnomusicology in the Great Lakes Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s musicology and ethnomusicology degrees to qualified students.

BGSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Musicology & Ethnomusicology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Musicology & Ethnomusicology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Indiana University - Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Musicology & Ethnomusicology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 1 masters’s musicology and ethnomusicology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree musicology and ethnomusicology students list, Michigan State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Musicology & Ethnomusicology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Musicology & Ethnomusicology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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