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2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
73 Degrees Awarded
$5,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

General Music is the 68th most popular major in the country with 11,573 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,418 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 73 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general music programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general music program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Elgin Community College

Elgin, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Elgin Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Elgin Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Elgin, Illinois. It awarded 4 associates’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

ECC also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Elgin Community College is $3,717 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree General Music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full ECC General Music Report

#2

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oakland Community College is a fairly large school located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $1,614 for great lakes region associate degree general music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Oakland Community College.

Full Oakland Community College General Music Report

#3

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Rapids Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s general music students in 2019-2020.

Grand Rapids Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Grand Rapids Community College is $7,267 for great lakes region associate degree general music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Music at Grand Rapids Community College

#4

Lansing Community College

Lansing, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lansing Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 2 associates’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree general music students whose families make $30-$48k list, LCC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LCC is $4,509 for great lakes region associate degree general music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Music at LCC

#5

Vincennes University

Vincennes, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vincennes University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Vincennes, Indiana, and it awarded 1 associates’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

Vincennes University also made our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Vincennes University is $9,522 for great lakes region associate degree general music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Vincennes University General Music Report

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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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