2027 Best Value Conducting Schools in the The Plains States Region
[Conducting](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/music/conducting/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for conducting students.
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2027 Best Value Conducting Schools in the The Plains States Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the conducting degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Conducting Schools
For return on investment in conducting, no school beat Wichita State University this year. Set in the city of Wichita, Wichita State University is a large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,684, with out-of-state students paying around $19,869. Students borrow a median of $24,262 to complete the conducting program here. Soon after graduation, conducting degree recipients from Wichita State University generally make around $49,278. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Wichita State University admits about 94% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Missouri Kansas City earned it the #2 place for conducting. Located in the city of Kansas City, University Of Missouri Kansas City is a large public university. Students from in state pay about $13,371 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $32,271. Students borrow a median of $23,089 to complete the conducting program here. Conducting graduates of University Of Missouri Kansas City earn a median of $32,144 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $23,089 median debt. University Of Missouri Kansas City admits about 72% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Northern Iowa earned it the #3 place for conducting. Set in the city of Cedar Falls, University Of Northern Iowa is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $9,936, compared with $21,712 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for conducting graduates is $19,500. Soon after graduation, conducting degree recipients from University Of Northern Iowa generally make around $32,175. That is a strong return on a $19,500 median debt. The acceptance rate is 93%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked 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 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).
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