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2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 27,047 people earned their degree in music, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,639 and had an average of $28,653 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 585 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,256 and $31,048 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 189 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music programs, but they also 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 program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado
#4 in overall quality
$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$56,415 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

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#2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado
#3 in overall quality
$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$38,829 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 65 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado
#2 in overall quality
$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$29,685 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado
#5 in overall quality
$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$30,409 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at University of Northern Colorado

#5

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality
$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$23,649 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 32 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music at University of Denver

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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