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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music in Florida (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Master's in Florida For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Florida, there were 1,279 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,100 and $27,644 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 185 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music in Florida (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UF Music Report

#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid. Florida Atlantic University is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 7 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full FAU Music Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 6 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCF Music Report

#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 57 students in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music at Florida State

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 28 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USF Tampa Music Report

#6

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

University of North Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UNF also took the #7 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Florida are $21,930.

Read more about Music at UNF

With a ranking of #7, Florida International University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

FIU also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music at Florida International University

#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 35 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at University of Miami

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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