2023 Best Value Music Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Music 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Music Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Schools in Massachusetts
Check out the music programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Music
Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $16,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Lowell are $15,698 per 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 Schools in Massachusetts list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brandeis are $60,006 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tufts are $63,000 per year.
Tufts also made our Best Music Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #3.
Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Longy School of Music of Bard College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Longy is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Longy are $48,800 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston U are $59,816 a year.
Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Music Schools in Massachusetts list.
Berklee College of Music landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value music programs. Berklee College of Music is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Berklee College of Music are $46,800 a year.
The New England Conservatory of Music came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The New England Conservatory of Music undergraduate students pay an average of $53,730 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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