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2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

2 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$42,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Music Schools for a Master's in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Music is the 68th most popular major in the country with 11,573 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across District of Columbia, there were 32 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general music programs, but they also 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 general music program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 1 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also made our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CUA General Music Report

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Howard University General Music Report

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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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