2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 California For Those Getting Aid” 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 California, there were 69 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree music teacher education students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in California (With Aid)

#1

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

#1 in overall quality

$18,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #1 spot on the list. San Jose State is a large school located in San Jose, California that handed out 10 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also made our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State University are $18,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Education at San Jose State

#2

Holy Names University

Oakland, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,590 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holy Names University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Oakland, California, and it awarded 9 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

HNU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Holy Names University are $18,590.

Read full report on Music Education at HNU

#3

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California

$49,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Pacific. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 5 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific are $49,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of the Pacific Music Education Report

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (With Aid)

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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