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2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
177 Degrees Awarded
$32,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Music is the 40th most popular major in the country with 27,047 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,639 and had an average of $28,653 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 647 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,467 and $27,582 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 177 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music 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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Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree music students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) in Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 77 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Music Report

#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k. Oakland is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Oakland University Music Report

#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 11 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359.

Full Central Michigan University Music Report

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music at Wayne State University

#5

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k list. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Michigan also took the #6 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Eastern Michigan University Music Report

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

With a ranking of #6, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music at Michigan State University

#7

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

WMU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355.

Read full report on Music at Western Michigan University

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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