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2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
114 Degrees Awarded
$24,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Master's in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

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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 Virginia, there were 675 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,700 and $28,099 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 114 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality
$29,544 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$35,060 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 16 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at James Madison University are $29,544, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
#5 in overall quality
$21,382 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Radford, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Radford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Radford University are $21,382, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#3 in overall quality
$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$25,194 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410.

Read more about Music at George Mason University

#4

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia
$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 3 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Winchester, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah University are $23,040.

Read more about Music at Shenandoah

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality
$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$24,421 Average Early-Career Earnings

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 33 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at Liberty University

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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