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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Oklahoma, there were 400 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,967 and $27,198 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 102 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music in Oklahoma (With Aid)

#1

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#4 in overall quality

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Music Report

#2

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$17,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #2 spot on the list. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCO are $17,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music at University of Central Oklahoma

#3

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$23,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$29,685 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Oklahoma Music Report

#4

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$13,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$25,194 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

OCU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma City University are $13,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at Oklahoma City University

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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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