2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Maine

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 4,774 people earned their degree in music education, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 22 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The music teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine”.

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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Maine

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$17,558 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMaine is $17,558 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Music Education at UMaine

#2

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$12,339 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Maine is $12,339 for maine bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.

Read more about Music Education at University of Southern Maine

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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