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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Tennessee, there were 56 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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

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

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 5 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Education at Vanderbilt

#2

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee

$24,260 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. Belmont is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Belmont did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Belmont University are $24,260, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Education at Belmont

• 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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