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2022 Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Ranked Colleges
100 Degrees Awarded
$49,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Stringed Instruments is the 599th most popular major in the country with 545 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 179 stringed instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 100 stringed instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in stringed instruments. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great stringed instruments programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the stringed instruments program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Stringed Instruments in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 masters’s stringed instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Stringed Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

Full Carnegie Mellon Stringed Instruments Report

#2

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan School of Music landed the #2 spot on the list. Manhattan School of Music is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 41 masters’s stringed instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Manhattan School of Music did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Stringed Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan School of Music are $49,270, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Stringed Instruments at Manhattan School of Music

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #3 spot on the list. Catholic University of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Stringed Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Stringed Instruments at Catholic University of America

#4

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Juilliard School. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Juilliard is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 49 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Juilliard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Stringed Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Juilliard are $49,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Stringed Instruments at Juilliard

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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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