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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri

10 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$24,031 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Music is the 43rd most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,160 and had an average of $24,560 in loans still to pay off.

Across Missouri, there were 377 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,487 and $23,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 107 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,301 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in music.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri”.

Top 10 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Music in Missouri

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 51 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Music at UMKC

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Truman State University
Kirksville, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri list. Located in Kirksville, Missouri, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Truman State Music Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Missouri State University - Springfield Music Report

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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri list. UCM is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Central Missouri Music Report

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, Missouri

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is located in Saint Charles, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Music at Lindenwood University

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 7 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Music at University of Missouri - Columbia

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Park University
Parkville, Missouri

Park University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri ranking. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Parkville, Missouri. It awarded 1 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Park University Music Report

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

Washington University in St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri list. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Music at WUSTL

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Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

With a ranking of #9, Webster University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri list. Webster is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 1 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Music at Webster

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Calvary University
Kansas City, Missouri

With a ranking of #10, Calvary University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri list. Calvary University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Music at Calvary University

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