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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the music performance program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

WCUPA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WCUPA are $16,758, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Performance at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

#2

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Messiah University landed the #2 spot on the list. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

Messiah not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Messiah are $12,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Performance at Messiah

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 32 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. 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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#4

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

Duquesne also took the #6 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 Duquesne are $24,048.

Read more about Music Performance at Duquesne University

#5

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #5 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 14 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 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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