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2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 686 people earned their degree in music therapy, making the major the 530th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 173 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in music therapy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music therapy 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 therapy 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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Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s music therapy degrees to qualified students.

Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Florida State University Music Therapy Report

#2

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s music therapy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree music therapy students with aid list, Appalachian State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State University are $21,439, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Therapy at Appalachian State University

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music therapy degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Therapy at UK

#4

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 6 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia College & State University are $20,868, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgia College & State University Music Therapy Report

#5

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Loyola University New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 9 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola New Orleans also made our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola New Orleans are $17,906, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Loyola New Orleans Music Therapy Report

#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Shenandoah University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Winchester, Virginia, and it awarded 7 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah also made our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah University are $23,040.

Read more about Music Therapy at Shenandoah University

#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s music therapy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree music therapy students with aid list, U Miami has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220.

Read more about Music Therapy at U Miami

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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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