2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $30-$48k) in North Carolina

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

Across North Carolina, there were 126 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $30-$48k) in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 12 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Music Education Report

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #2 spot on the list. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

ECU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $30-$48k)

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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