2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music in Arkansas (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Music Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Arkansas, there were 213 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,900 and $21,358 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 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.

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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The music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music in Arkansas (With Aid)

#1

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$45,696 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 12 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music at University of Central Arkansas

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,188 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

UARK also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music at University of Arkansas

#3

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

A-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full A-State Music Report

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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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