2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music in Virginia (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 11,573 people earned their degree in general music, making the major the 68th most popular in the United States.

Across Virginia, there were 219 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 43 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general music programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree general music students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 37 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Music at GMU

#2

Radford University

Radford, Virginia

$21,382 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Radford, Virginia, and it awarded 4 masters’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

Radford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Radford are $21,382, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Music at Radford

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music (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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