2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,774 people earned their degree in music education, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States.

Across Connecticut, there were 63 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in music education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music education 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 Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree music teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

#1

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut

$26,072 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

CCSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Education at CCSU

#2

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$26,477 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #2 spot on the list. WestConn is a public institution located in Danbury, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WestConn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WestConn are $26,477, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WestConn Music Education Report

#3

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$14,847 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Hartford is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Education at University of Hartford

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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