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2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
392 Degrees Awarded
$28,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 New England region, there were 461 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 392 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Music (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Maine is $16,543 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Other Music at University of Southern Maine

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 47 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell is $21,523 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Other Music Report

#3

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #3 spot on the list. Johnson, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Vermont University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Vermont University is $19,324 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Other Music at Northern Vermont University

#4

Connecticut College

New London, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Connecticut College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Connecticut College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New London, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Conn College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Connecticut College is $29,738 for new england region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Other Music at Connecticut College

#5

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

UHart also made our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for University of Hartford is $29,906 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $75-$110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 UHart

#6

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. West Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

University of New Haven not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of New Haven is $34,513 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Music at University of New Haven

#7

Berklee College of Music

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Berklee College of Music landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 254 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

Berklee College of Music not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Berklee College of Music is $48,355 for new england region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Berklee College of Music Other 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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