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

8 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Master's in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Missouri, there were 443 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,700 and $29,067 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 132 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music programs that also have a lower cost than 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 program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) in Missouri

#1

Truman State University

Kirksville, Missouri
#3 in overall quality
$16,551 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Truman State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Truman State University is a public institution located in Kirksville, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree music students whose families make $75-$110k list, Truman State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Truman State are $16,551, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri
#6 in overall quality
$12,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$35,701 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k list. Missouri State is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042.

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#3

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#7 in overall quality
$16,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$39,369 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

UCM also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Missouri are $16,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri
#2 in overall quality
$26,699 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$35,060 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #4 spot on the list. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 61 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

UMKC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#5

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality
$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #5 spot on the list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 1 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562.

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#6

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri
#4 in overall quality
$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$18,401 Average Early-Career Earnings

University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

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#7

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#8 in overall quality
$6,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Park University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k list. Parkville, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Park University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Park University are $6,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality
$13,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Webster University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Webster did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster are $13,500, 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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