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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Music (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$31,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region 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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Other Music is the 365th most popular major in the country with 1,262 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 149 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in other music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other music 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 other music program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Music (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 1 masters’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other music degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUN, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN are $17,955.

Read full report on Other Music at California State University - Northridge

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 masters’s other music degrees to qualified students.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

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#4

Mills College

Oakland, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mills College landed the #4 spot on the list. Mills College is located in Oakland, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s other music degrees to qualified students.

Mills also made our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mills are $36,263, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s other music students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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