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

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 Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Music Education is the 157th most popular major in the country with 4,774 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Virginia, there were 38 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the music education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$33,288 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Old Dominion University is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 6 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Old Dominion, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Education at Old Dominion University

#2

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia

$23,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Shenandoah University landed the #2 spot on the list. Shenandoah is a small school located in Winchester, Virginia that handed out 4 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Shenandoah, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah University are $23,040.

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