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2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$17,265 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,036 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

With 126 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #39 most popular major in New Jersey.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Master's Degree Colleges.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Music

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The excellent master’s degree programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 per year.

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#3

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Jersey City University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

NJCU graduate students pay an average of $16,018 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at William Paterson University of New Jersey helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

William Paterson University graduate students pay an average of $14,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in New Jersey. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 per year.

Full Music at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

Rutgers University - Newark landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree music programs. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers Newark are $20,466 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rutgers Newark is ranked #3 for overall quality for music in New Jersey.

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#7

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree music programs. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rider are $20,159 per year.

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Best Value Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,070
Pennsylvania 306
Maryland 176
District of Columbia 29
Delaware 26

Music is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 7 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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