2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Music Therapy is the 530th most popular major in the country with 686 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 15 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music therapy programs that also have a lower cost than 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 therapy program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree music therapy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California

#1 in overall quality

$49,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Pacific landed the #1 spot on the list. Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Pacific are $49,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy (Income $48-$75k)

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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