2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Conducting (With Aid)
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In 2019-2020, 169 people earned their degree in conducting, making the major the 854th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 121 conducting graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 42 colleges that offer a degree in conducting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality conducting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the conducting program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree conducting students with aid.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Conducting (With Aid)
Out of the 42 schools in the Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 4 masters’s conducting degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yale, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s conducting students in 2019-2020.
UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Conducting Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. BYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 42 schools in the Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s conducting degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704.
Out of the 42 schools in the Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s conducting students in 2019-2020.
U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Conducting at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s conducting students in 2019-2020.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Conducting at The University of Texas at Austin
Rice University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s conducting degrees to qualified students.
Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913.
University of Northern Iowa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. UNI is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 1 masters’s conducting degrees in 2019-2020.
UNI also made our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #9, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conducting degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
Michigan State also made our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.
Central Washington University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. CWU is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 1 masters’s conducting degrees in 2019-2020.
CWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Washington University are $24,976.
With a ranking of #11, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s conducting students in 2019-2020.
UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699.
University of Southern Maine landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s conducting degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Central Michigan is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’s conducting degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359.
Portland State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 3 masters’s conducting degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Oakland University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s conducting students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Wichita State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. WSU is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 2 masters’s conducting degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112.
With a ranking of #17, Lee University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Lee University is a medium-sized school located in Cleveland, Tennessee that handed out 1 masters’s conducting degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lee University are $14,330.
With a ranking of #18, University of Oregon did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s conducting degrees to qualified students.
UO also made our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #19, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Western Michigan University is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Northwestern University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 4 masters’s conducting degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree conducting students with aid list, Northwestern has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #21, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 5 masters’s conducting degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952.
Mississippi College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Mississippi College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 1 masters’s conducting degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi College are $12,322, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Boston University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 masters’s conducting degrees in 2019-2020.
Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #24, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 7 masters’s conducting degrees in 2019-2020.
UC also made our “Best Conducting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Conducting Report
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conducting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 1 masters’s conducting degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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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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