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2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$16,246 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,036 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

With 474 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #16 most popular major in Ohio.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Ohio 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.

2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio

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

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in Ohio for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Youngstown State University are $6,751 a year.

Full Music at Youngstown State University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Ohio. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $9,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Music at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ohio State are $12,425 a year.

Ohio State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

Read full report on Music at Ohio State University - Main Campus

Out of the 13 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

BGSU graduate students pay an average of $9,831 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Music at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Ohio. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Miami University - Oxford graduate students pay an average of $13,878 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Music at Miami University - Oxford

#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cleveland State University are $10,625 per year.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree music programs. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $11,766 per year.

Read full report on Music at Kent State University at Kent

University of Akron Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree music programs. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.

Full Music at University of Akron Main Campus Report

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC are $14,902 a year.

Full Music at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Wright State University - Main Campus 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 #10 on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

Wright State University - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $14,298 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Music Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 299
Illinois 423
Indiana 298
Wisconsin 61

One of 9 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 13 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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