2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You
Music is the #37 most popular major in the country with 7,675 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.
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2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Music Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for music students working on their master’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.
BYU also made our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.
Out of the 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 3 spot on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.
Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UM are $24,096 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 a year.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.
U of I graduate students pay an average of $29,148 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Colorado Boulder ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 per year.
CU - Boulder also claimed a spot on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Southern Utah University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree music programs. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Utah University are $24,504 a year.
Utah State 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 #10 on the list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $23,225 per year.
Best Music Colleges by State
Explore the best music schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 223 |
| Utah | 90 |
| Idaho | 18 |
| Montana | 3 |
| Wyoming | 15 |
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Majors Related to Music
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 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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