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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Music in the New England Region

7 Ranked Colleges
392 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking.

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” ranking analyzed 7 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree other music students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Music in the New England Region

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #1 spot on the 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.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree other music students list, University of Southern Maine has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $12,339 for new england region bachelor’s degree other music students per year to attend University of Southern Maine.

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#2

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Johnson, Vermont, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other music students in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University also took 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 $15,749 for new england region bachelor’s degree other music students.

Read full report on Other Music at Northern Vermont University

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #3 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMass Lowell is $19,119 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Music at UMass Lowell

#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #4 spot on the list. 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 $28,541 for new england region bachelor’s degree other music students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Other Music at UHart

#5

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s other music degrees to qualified students.

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 $33,400 for new england region bachelor’s degree other music students.

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

#6

Berklee College of Music

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Berklee College of Music came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 254 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other music students in 2019-2020.

Berklee College of Music also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Berklee College of Music is $49,514 for new england region bachelor’s degree other music students.

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.

Read more about Other Music at Berklee College of Music

#7

Connecticut College

New London, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Connecticut College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Located in New London, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other music students 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 Conn College is $32,626 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%. 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.

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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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