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2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Master's in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” 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 Tennessee, there were 745 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,471 and $26,504 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 93 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree music students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality
$26,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$29,685 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality
$14,669 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Peay State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Clarksville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our tennessee master’s degree music students with aid list, Austin Peay State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Austin Peay State University are $14,669.

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#3

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee
$14,330 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Cleveland, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lee University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lee University are $14,330, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality
$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$23,761 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.

UofM also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202.

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#5

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality
$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$26,585 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality
$24,260 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$30,771 Average Early-Career Earnings

Belmont University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Belmont is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Belmont, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Belmont are $24,260, 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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