2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Georgia (With Aid)

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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 Georgia, there were 159 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Georgia (With Aid)

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 9 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.

Read full report on Music Education at UGA

#2

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$18,682 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Valdosta, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.

VSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Valdosta State University are $18,682, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Valdosta State University Music Education Report

#3

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$20,868 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Milledgeville, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia College & State University are $20,868, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Education at Georgia College

#4

Covenant College

Lookout Mountain, Georgia

$16,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Covenant College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.

Covenant also took the #0 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Covenant are $16,962.

Full Covenant 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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