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2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$15,701 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,036 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

Music is the #44 most popular major in Virginia with 168 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Virginia 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for music majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Music

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best value school in Virginia for music students working on their master’s degree. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JMU are $12,514 per year.

JMU also made our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #5.

Full Music at James Madison University Report

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

Full Music at Liberty University Report

#3

Radford University

Radford, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Radford are $12,535 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $20,906 per year.

University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

Full Music at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Music at George Mason University

Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree music programs. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

VCU graduate students pay an average of $15,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Music at Virginia Commonwealth University

#7

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

With a ranking of #7, Shenandoah 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 Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Shenandoah are $23,430 per year.

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Best Value Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 285
Georgia 126
North Carolina 126
Tennessee 106
Kentucky 74
Louisiana 105
Alabama 35
South Carolina 44
Mississippi 66
Arkansas 53
West Virginia 32

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

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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