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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Music in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Music is the 365th most popular major in the country with 1,262 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other music programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Music in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. UD is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 1 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UD is $17,220 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students with aid.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Delaware Other Music Report

#2

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Messiah University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Messiah University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Messiah also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Messiah University is $28,141 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other music students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 Messiah Other Music Report

#3

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Houghton College landed the #3 spot on the list. Houghton College is located in Houghton, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s other music degrees to qualified students.

Houghton also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $22,233 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other music students with aid per year to attend Houghton.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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

#4

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#3 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the #4 spot on the list. Duquesne University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

Duquesne also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $29,309 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students with aid per year to attend Duquesne.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

Read full report on Other Music at Duquesne

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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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