2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in the Southeast Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 4,774 people earned their degree in music education, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,073 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 814 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 95 colleges that offered a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,722 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students per year to attend Western Carolina University.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Cleveland, Mississippi, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Delta State University is $13,132 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 44 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students list, Florida State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State University is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend USF Tampa is $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Carey University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for William Carey University is $13,000 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.
With a ranking of #6, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 15 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $13,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.
With a ranking of #7, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State University is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Appalachian State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State University is $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Florida is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
UCF also took the #6 spot in our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Kennesaw State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
KSU Georgia also took the #10 spot in our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students per year to attend KSU Georgia.
Georgia Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.
GaSou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
Arkansas Tech University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Arkansas Tech University is a fairly large public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 17 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for ATU is $10,772 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
Blue Mountain College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Blue Mountain College is $12,483 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.
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Harding University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Harding also made our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. It costs about $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students per year to attend Harding.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Florida Atlantic University is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
FAU also made our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #22. It costs about $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students per year to attend FAU.
University of Southern Mississippi ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Mississippi is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
Read full report on Music Education at University of Southern Mississippi
With a ranking of #16, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 34 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNC Greensboro is $12,748 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
Read full report on Music Education at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Louisiana College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana College is located in Pineville, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana College is $12,684 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
University of the Cumberlands ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of the Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,894 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students per year to attend Cumberlands.
University of North Florida ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UNF is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 12 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UNF is $9,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Education at University of North Florida
Lee University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,696 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students per year to attend Lee University.
University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. University of North Georgia is a public institution located in Dahlonega, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students per year to attend University of North Georgia.
University of Florida ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students list, UF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UF is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Mississippi College landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Clinton, Mississippi, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Mississippi College is $17,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.
With a ranking of #24, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $15,844 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UAFS is $9,637 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
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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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