2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
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 Plains States 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 Truman State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for music students working on their master’s degree. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.
Truman State graduate students pay an average of $9,924 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNK are $14,982 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $12,768 per year.
With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.
UNL also claimed a spot on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Missouri State University - Springfield 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 #7 on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their master’s degree. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.
University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree music programs. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.
University of Northern Iowa 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. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNI are $21,201 a year.
UNI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Best Music Colleges by State
Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 135 |
| Minnesota | 53 |
| Iowa | 48 |
| Kansas | 87 |
| Nebraska | 52 |
| North Dakota | 14 |
| South Dakota | 12 |
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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 21 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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