2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You
With 423 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #30 most popular major in Illinois.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for music students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
Check out the music master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Music Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia College Chicago the best value school in Illinois for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Columbia graduate students pay an average of $2,350 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Illinois University is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at EIU are $10,640 a year.
Out of the 11 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Illinois State are $9,773 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Illinois State is ranked #5 for overall quality for music in Illinois.
Out of the 11 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIUC are $17,823 a year.
UIUC also took the #3 spot in our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUC are $16,162 per year.
Roosevelt University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree music programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Roosevelt are $21,605 a year.
With a ranking of #10, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Best Value Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 299 |
| Ohio | 474 |
| Indiana | 298 |
| Wisconsin | 61 |
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Music Related Majors for Music
One of 9 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Music
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 3,224 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 1,979 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1,704 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 1,699 |
| Arts & Media Management | 1,184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
- 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.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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