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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Kentucky” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Kentucky, there were 314 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,075 and $26,364 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 3 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music in Kentucky

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 22 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music at University of Kentucky

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$26,585 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 30 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575.

Read full report on Music at University of Louisville

#3

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$14,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$38,289 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern are $14,500, 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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