A master's degree in music is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #35 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the most popular for music students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 86 master's degrees in music during the 2019-2020 academic year.
Choosing a Great Music School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in music matters.
As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music in Arizona ranking.
While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality music program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.
This ranking is just one of the many we have created.
First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above.
Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location.
Plus, you can view our other rankings for music.
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Arizona State University - Tempe is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in music. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in music in Arizona.
There were roughly 55 music individuals who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.
Students who graduate with their master's from the music program report average early career wages of $16,600.
University of Arizona is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in music. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in music in Arizona.
There were approximately 23 music individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in a master's degree in music has to take a look at Northern Arizona University. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in music in Arizona.
There were roughly 8 music students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest of our data about colleges.