2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Music is the 68th most popular major in the country with 11,573 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the New England region, there were 586 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 483 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 47 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general music 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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Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Music in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Westfield State University is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s general music degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $19,167 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Music students per year to attend Westfield.
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%.
Out of the 47 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Bridgewater State University is $18,457 for new england region bachelor’s degree general music students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s general music degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Salem State University is $18,399 for new england region bachelor’s degree general music students.
Out of the 47 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 4 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Southern Maine is $12,339 for new england region bachelor’s degree general music students.
Read more about General Music at University of Southern Maine
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Plymouth State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Plymouth State is a small school located in Plymouth, New Hampshire that handed out 3 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Plymouth State is $19,316 for new england region bachelor’s degree general music students.
Rhode Island College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. RIC is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 6 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Rhode Island College is $10,922 for new england region bachelor’s degree general music students.
Keene State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Keene, New Hampshire, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,394 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Music students per year to attend Keene State.
Eastern Connecticut State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. ECSU is a small public school situated in Willimantic, Connecticut. It awarded 8 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,618 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Music students per year to attend ECSU.
Read more about General Music at Eastern Connecticut State University
With a ranking of #9, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general music degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for SCSU is $20,763 for new england region bachelor’s degree general music students.
University of Rhode Island came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend URI is $20,607 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Music students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 ranking of #11, Western Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Danbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,215 for new england region bachelor’s degree general music students per year to attend WestConn.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 6 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
UMass Amherst also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $22,501 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Music students per year to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 25 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $24,067 for new england region bachelor’s degree general music students per year to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Northern Vermont University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Northern Vermont University is a public institution located in Johnson, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,749 for new england region bachelor’s degree general music students per year to attend Northern Vermont University.
University of Maine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 2 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Maine is $17,558 for new england region bachelor’s degree general music 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%.
With a ranking of #16, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2019-2020.
UMass Lowell also made our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #20. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell is $19,119 for new england region bachelor’s degree general music students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 ranking of #17, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,158 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Music students per year to attend CCSU.
Read full report on General Music at Central Connecticut State University
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a public institution located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is $18,503 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Music students.
Read more about General Music at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
With a ranking of #19, Gordon College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Gordon College is located in Wenham, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s general music degrees to qualified students.
Gordon College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $25,777 for new england region bachelor’s degree general music students per year to attend Gordon College.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 42 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Connecticut is $22,012 for new england region bachelor’s degree general music students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Vermont came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Vermont is $18,982 for new england region bachelor’s degree general music students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 ranking of #22, University of Hartford did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Hartford is $28,541 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Music students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Bridgeport landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. University of Bridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UBridgeport is $22,600 for new england region bachelor’s degree general music students.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s general music degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts - Boston is $18,340 for new england region bachelor’s degree general music students.
Clark University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #25. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $28,805 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Music students per year to attend Clark.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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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%.
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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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