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

9 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 945 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,158 and $28,123 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 189 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) in Pennsylvania

#1

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k. WCUPA is a fairly large public school situated in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It awarded 20 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

WCUPA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WCUPA are $16,758, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music at WCUPA

#2

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Messiah University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k list. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 34 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree music students whose families make more than $110k list, Messiah has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Messiah are $12,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music at Messiah University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k list. Indiana, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

IUP also took the #9 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus are $18,207, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music at IUP

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k list. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 50 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at Temple University

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#6

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Duquesne University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k list. Duquesne is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 22 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Duquesne also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music at Duquesne University

#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.

Full University of Pennsylvania Music Report

#8

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

The University of the Arts did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UArts also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UArts are $46,680, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music at The University of the Arts

#9

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Music Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 24 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music at Carnegie Mellon

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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