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2022 Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s

12 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor's

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 Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Music Pedagogy is the 831st most popular major in the country with 217 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 music pedagogy graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in music pedagogy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music pedagogy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music pedagogy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Pedagogy

#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s. WSU is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 1 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Weber State University is $11,968 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Pedagogy students.

Full WSU Music Pedagogy Report

#2

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bob Jones University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 2 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bob Jones University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,923 for bachelor’s degree music pedagogy students per year to attend Bob Jones University.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Music Pedagogy at Bob Jones University

#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music pedagogy students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $28,903 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Pedagogy students.

Read full report on Music Pedagogy at Liberty University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #4 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMBC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMBC is $19,082 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Pedagogy students.

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

Full UMBC Music Pedagogy Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $22,906 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Pedagogy students per year to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus.

Read full report on Music Pedagogy at Ohio University - Athens Campus

#6

Cedarville University

Cedarville, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

Cedarville University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Cedarville, Ohio, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2019-2020.

Cedarville also made our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Cedarville is $21,727 for bachelor’s degree music pedagogy students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Music Pedagogy at Cedarville

#7

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma
#7 in overall quality

Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Oklahoma Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2019-2020.

OBU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OBU is $21,446 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Pedagogy students.

Read full report on Music Pedagogy at Oklahoma Baptist University

#8

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Wheaton College Illinois came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Wheaton College Illinois is a small school located in Wheaton, Illinois that handed out 4 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree music pedagogy students list, Wheaton College Illinois has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $25,358 for bachelor’s degree music pedagogy students per year to attend Wheaton College Illinois.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Music Pedagogy at Wheaton College Illinois

#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Michigan State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 20 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan State is $19,173 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Pedagogy students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Michigan State Music Pedagogy Report

#10

Biola University

La Mirada, California
#4 in overall quality

Biola University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Biola University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Mirada, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Biola, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $31,859 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Pedagogy students per year to attend Biola.

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%.

Full Biola University Music Pedagogy Report

#11

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California
#10 in overall quality

Mount Saint Mary’s University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s list. MSMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MSMU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mount Saint Mary’s University is $29,214 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Pedagogy students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Music Pedagogy at MSMU

#12

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $36,039 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Pedagogy students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 more about Music Pedagogy at Baylor

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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