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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Kentucky, there were 68 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $30-$48k) in Kentucky

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Performance at UK

#2

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky

$10,512 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Morehead, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

Morehead State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morehead State University are $10,512, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Morehead State University Music Performance Report

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