2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Music is the 365th most popular major in the country with 1,262 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 286 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 230 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 16 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.
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 Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 16 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Music in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tennessee - Martin is located in Martin, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s other music degrees to qualified students.
UT Martin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Tennessee - Martin is $10,955 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other music students in 2019-2020.
UofM also took the #12 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Memphis is $13,248 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students.
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $28,903 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Liberty University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in West Liberty, West Virginia, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students list, West Liberty University has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Liberty University is $13,793 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morehead State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Morehead, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Morehead State University also made our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for Morehead State University is $12,421 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students.
Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Trevecca Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
TNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Trevecca Nazarene University is $17,499 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students.
University of South Carolina - Upstate did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
USC Upstate not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for USC Upstate is $15,832 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students.
Western Kentucky University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
WKU also made our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $11,962 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students per year to attend WKU.
With a ranking of #9, Belmont University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Belmont is a medium-sized school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 80 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
Belmont did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Belmont University is $35,548 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Palm Beach Atlantic University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in West Palm Beach, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other music students in 2019-2020.
Palm Beach Atlantic also took the #8 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Palm Beach Atlantic University is $25,887 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lipscomb University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Lipscomb University is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 11 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lipscomb, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,749 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students per year to attend Lipscomb University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
Campbell University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Campbell University is a medium-sized school located in Buies Creek, North Carolina that handed out 1 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
Campbell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Campbell University is $24,544 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students.
With a ranking of #13, Stetson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in DeLand, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other music students in 2019-2020.
Stetson also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,568 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students per year to attend Stetson University.
The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
University of Miami ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s other music degrees to qualified students.
U Miami also made our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for U Miami is $46,949 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students.
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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Vanderbilt University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 3 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,432 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students per year to attend Vanderbilt University.
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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 1 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
Tulane also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tulane is $37,841 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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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%.
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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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