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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music in Georgia

6 Ranked Colleges
110 Degrees Awarded
$20,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Master's in Georgia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Georgia” ranking.

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 Georgia, there were 536 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,550 and $23,646 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 110 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia master’s degree music students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality
$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Georgia. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 22 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#2 in overall quality
$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$41,937 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Georgia. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GaSou, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Southern University are $22,004.

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#3

Columbus State University

Columbus, Georgia
#4 in overall quality
$13,264 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. This medium-sized school is located in Columbus, Georgia, and it awarded 17 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSU are $13,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia
#5 in overall quality
$18,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Carrollton, Georgia, and it awarded 13 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

University of West Georgia also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Georgia are $18,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia
#6 in overall quality
$18,682 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valdosta State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Georgia. Located in Valdosta, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

VSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Valdosta State University are $18,682, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music at Valdosta State University

#6

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality
$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$32,391 Average Early-Career Earnings

Georgia State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Georgia ranking. Georgia State is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 32 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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