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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition (Income $0-$30k) in New Jersey

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master's in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Music Theory & Composition is the 415th most popular major in the country with 1,117 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New Jersey, there were 5 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music theory and composition 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 theory and composition program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The music composition school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree music composition students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition (Income $0-$30k) in New Jersey

#1

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rider University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k. Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s music composition degrees to qualified students.

Rider also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rider University are $20,958.

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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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