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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

5 Ranked Colleges
112 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Music Performance is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,957 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 357 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 112 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in music performance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music performance programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. West Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WCUPA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania are $16,758, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Messiah University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 34 degrees to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

Messiah also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Messiah University are $12,780.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

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#5

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 22 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree music performance students whose families make $30-$48k list, Duquesne has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne are $24,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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