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2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,262 people earned their degree in other music, making the major the 365th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 110 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in other music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other music programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Music (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Delaware is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 1 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $0-$30k list, UD has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Delaware is $11,487 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, 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%.

Full University of Delaware Other Music Report

#2

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Messiah University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other music students in 2019-2020.

Messiah not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $20,824 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Messiah University.

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 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Music at Messiah

#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

Duquesne also made our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $21,862 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Duquesne University.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Other Music at Duquesne University

#4

Houghton College

Houghton, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Houghton College landed the #4 spot on the list. Houghton is a small school located in Houghton, New York that handed out 3 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

Houghton also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Houghton is $23,764 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Other Music at Houghton College

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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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