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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) in North Dakota

2 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Master's in North Dakota 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. 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 Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 North Dakota, there were 68 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,700 and $26,875 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,960 and $29,702 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) in North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full North Dakota State University Music Report

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of North Dakota is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326.

Full University of North Dakota Music Report

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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