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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music History in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music History Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Music History is the 819th most popular major in the country with 193 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 76 music history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 55 music history graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music history programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the music history program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music History in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY Potsdam

Potsdam, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Potsdam. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Potsdam is located in Potsdam, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s music history degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree music history students list, SUNY Potsdam has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Music History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $13,704 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree music history students per year to attend SUNY Potsdam.

Read more about Music History at SUNY Potsdam

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s music history degrees to qualified students.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Music History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $23,521 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Music History students per year to attend Temple.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Temple Music History Report

#3

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rider is a small school located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey that handed out 7 bachelors’s music history degrees in 2019-2020.

Rider also took the #5 spot in our “Best Music History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rider is $27,964 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Music History students.

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.

Read full report on Music History at Rider University

#4

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 1 bachelors’s music history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CUA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Music History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $34,230 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Music History students per year to attend Catholic University of America.

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 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Music History at Catholic University of America

#5

The New School

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Music History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The New School landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music history students in 2019-2020.

New School University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New School University is $43,334 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree music history students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full New School University Music History Report

#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#3 in overall quality

Syracuse University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s music history degrees to qualified students.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Syracuse University is $34,482 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree music history students.

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 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Music History at Syracuse University

#7

Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, New York
#1 in overall quality

Skidmore College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music history students in 2019-2020.

Skidmore did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Skidmore is $27,197 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree music history students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.

Full Skidmore College Music History 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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