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2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$7,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,957 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 103rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,627 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 75 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in music performance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music performance programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music performance 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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The music performance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Onondaga Community College

Syracuse, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Onondaga Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 21 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

OCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $7,390 for middle atlantic region associate degree music performance students with aid per year to attend Onondaga Community College.

Read more about Music Performance at Onondaga Community College

#2

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Nassau Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Nassau Community College is a public institution located in Garden City, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nassau Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $4,594 for middle atlantic region associate degree music performance students with aid per year to attend Nassau Community College.

Read full report on Music Performance at Nassau Community College

#3

Finger Lakes Community College

Canandaigua, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Finger Lakes Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized school located in Canandaigua, New York that handed out 9 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Finger Lakes Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $9,543 for middle atlantic region associate degree music performance students with aid per year to attend Finger Lakes Community College.

Full Finger Lakes Community College Music Performance Report

#4

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Monroe Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music performance degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Monroe Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Monroe Community College is $6,830 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Music Performance students with aid.

Read full report on Music Performance at Monroe Community College

#5

Cecil College

North East, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cecil College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in North East, Maryland, and it awarded 8 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Cecil College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $8,085 for middle atlantic region associate degree music performance students with aid per year to attend Cecil College.

Full Cecil College Music Performance Report

#6

Adirondack Community College

Queensbury, New York
#6 in overall quality

Adirondack Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Adirondack Community College is located in Queensbury, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Adirondack also made our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Adirondack is $8,558 for middle atlantic region associate degree music performance students with aid.

Full Adirondack Community College Music Performance 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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