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

8 Ranked Colleges
95 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Master's in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Carolina, there were 553 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,820 and $28,120 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 95 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

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

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

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. UNC Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality
$26,064 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$32,925 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree music students with aid list, UNCSA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNCSA are $26,064, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality
$21,439 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Appalachian State University is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

Appalachian State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality
$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$27,150 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #4 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 28 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918.

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#5

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality
$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 7 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality
$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

East Carolina University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

ECU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality
$20,595 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

North Carolina Central University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 7 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

North Carolina Central University also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina Central University are $20,595.

Full North Carolina Central University Music Report

#8

Salem College

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality
$8,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Salem College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Salem College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 5 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree music students with aid list, Salem has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salem College are $8,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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