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2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k

13 Ranked Colleges
385 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master's in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Music is the 40th most popular major in the country with 27,047 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Ohio, there were 1,203 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,310 and $29,871 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 385 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music 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 program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) in Ohio

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Youngstown, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

Youngstown State University also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music at Youngstown State University

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 #2 for the Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k. BGSU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 58 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BGSU are $15,823.

Read more about Music at BGSU

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 12 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo also took the #0 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music at University of Toledo

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 132 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Kent State University at Kent ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k list. Kent State University at Kent is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 31 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952.

Read full report on Music at Kent State

#5 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

Miami University - Oxford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music at Miami University - Oxford

University of Akron Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #8 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Music Report

Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 9 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wright State University - Main Campus, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wright State University - Main Campus Music Report

#10

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

With a ranking of #10, Cleveland State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622.

Read full report on Music at Cleveland State University

Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 33 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Music Report

#12

Cleveland Institute of Music

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Institute of Music came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Cleveland Institute of Music is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 64 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

Cleveland Institute of Music did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland Institute of Music are $42,290.

Read more about Music at Cleveland Institute of Music

#13

Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio

With a ranking of #13, Oberlin College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making Over $110k list. Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oberlin, Ohio. It awarded 1 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oberlin, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oberlin College are $29,105.

Full Oberlin Music Report

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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