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2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri

8 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Master's in Missouri

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” 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 Missouri, there were 443 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,700 and $29,067 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 132 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music in Missouri

#1

Truman State University

Kirksville, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Truman State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Truman State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Truman State University are $16,551, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music at Truman State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 61 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music at UMKC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. Missouri State is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042.

Read full report on Music at Missouri State

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 23 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at University of Missouri - Columbia

#5

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Webster also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

University of Central Missouri ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also took the #7 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music at University of Central Missouri

#7

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

Park University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri ranking. Park University is a fairly large school located in Parkville, Missouri that handed out 1 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Park University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Park University are $6,224.

Read more about Music at Park University

#8

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri ranking, coming in at #8. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 1 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at WUSTL

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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