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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 27,047 people earned their degree in music, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States. 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 Arkansas, there were 213 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,900 and $21,358 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music 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 Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,188 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 13 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music at UARK

#2

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at A-State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at A-State are $11,586, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Music Report

#3

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$45,696 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 12 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648.

Read more about Music at UCA

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k)

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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