2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 472 degrees and certificates were awarded to music students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Massachusetts 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Check out the music master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Music
Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for music students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,251 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Massachusetts. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.
UMass Lowell graduate students pay an average of $15,210 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandeis are $53,618 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Tufts is ranked #3 for overall quality for music in Massachusetts.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Longy School of Music of Bard College is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Longy is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Longy are $48,800 a year.
With a ranking of #6, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Boston U is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Berklee College of Music came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Berklee College of Music are $47,047 per year.
The New England Conservatory of Music landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree music programs. Located in the large city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The New England Conservatory of Music are $53,730 a year.
Best Value Music Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Music Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 217 |
| Rhode Island | 8 |
| New Hampshire | 7 |
| Maine | 7 |
| Vermont | 7 |
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Majors Related to Music
Music is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
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 8 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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