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2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
56 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Far Western US region, there were 149 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 56 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in other music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other music programs and cost less that 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 other music program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Music (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other music students in 2019-2020.

UCR also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Riverside is $9,151 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.

Read full report on Other Music at University of California - Riverside

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #2 spot on the list. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 2 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $16,252 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend USC.

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. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Other Music at University of Southern California

#3

Northwest University

Kirkland, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Kirkland, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other music students in 2019-2020.

Northwest University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $15,049 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northwest University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Other Music at Northwest University

#4

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Oregon University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Monmouth, Oregon, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Oregon University is $16,858 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Other Music at Western Oregon State College

#5

Biola University

La Mirada, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the #5 spot on the list. Biola University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Mirada, California. It awarded 11 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

Biola also made our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $25,855 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Biola.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Music at Biola

#6

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

Academy of Art University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other music students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also made our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Academy of Art University is $34,125 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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