2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 7,957 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 103rd most popular in the United States.

Across Oregon, there were 54 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in music performance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music performance 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 music performance program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $30-$48k) in Oregon

#1

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,445 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Ashland, Oregon, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

Southern Oregon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Oregon University are $23,445, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k. Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UO also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Performance at UO

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

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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