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2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k

10 Ranked Colleges
263 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master's in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Ohio, there were 636 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 263 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 10 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music performance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $75-$110k) in Ohio

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Youngstown, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

Youngstown State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Performance at Youngstown State University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 35 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BGSU are $15,823, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Music Performance Report

#3

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo also took the #9 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Performance at University of Toledo

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k. Kent State University at Kent is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 20 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Kent State Music Performance Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 109 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644.

Read more about Music Performance at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

#4 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

Miami University - Oxford also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Miami University - Oxford Music Performance Report

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Music Performance Report

#8

Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio

Oberlin College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Oberlin, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

Oberlin also took the #0 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oberlin are $29,105.

Read more about Music Performance at Oberlin College

#5 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 14 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712.

Read full report on Music Performance at OHIO Athens

#10

Cleveland Institute of Music

Cleveland, Ohio
#2 in overall quality

Cleveland Institute of Music came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 58 diplomas to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio master’s degree music performance students whose families make $75-$110k list, Cleveland Institute of Music has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland Institute of Music are $42,290, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Performance at Cleveland Institute of Music

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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