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2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Illinois, there were 237 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 59 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music education programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree music teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 6 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Education at Northwestern

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 12 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree music teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k list, UIUC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

Read more about Music Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#3

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Education at Illinois State University

#4

VanderCook College of Music

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, VanderCook College of Music landed the #4 spot on the list. VanderCook College of Music is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VanderCook College of Music, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VanderCook College of Music are $7,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full VanderCook College of Music Music Education Report

#5

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Education at DePaul University

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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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