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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the New England Region (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
327 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Music Performance is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,957 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 596 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 327 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music performance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music performance 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 music performance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

RIC also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Rhode Island College is $10,922 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students with aid.

Read more about Music Performance at Rhode Island College

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine also took the #10 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Maine is $12,339 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students with aid.

Read more about Music Performance at University of Southern Maine

#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts Amherst is $22,501 for new england region bachelor’s degree music performance students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Music Performance at UMass Amherst

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree music performance students with aid list, UMaine has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMaine is $17,558 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Music Performance at University of Maine

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMass Lowell is $19,119 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students with aid.

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 Music Performance at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#6

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire
#9 in overall quality

Keene State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Keene State is a small school located in Keene, New Hampshire that handed out 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Keene State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $19,394 for new england region bachelor’s degree music performance students with aid per year to attend Keene State College.

Read more about Music Performance at Keene State College

#7

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Boston University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Boston U is $30,259 for new england region bachelor’s degree music performance students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#8

Gordon College

Wenham, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Gordon College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Gordon College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wenham, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree music performance students with aid list, Gordon College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $25,777 for new england region bachelor’s degree music performance students with aid per year to attend Gordon College.

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 student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Gordon College Music Performance Report

#9

Berklee College of Music

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Berklee College of Music ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 229 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Berklee College of Music did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $49,514 for new england region bachelor’s degree music performance students with aid per year to attend Berklee College of Music.

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.

Full Berklee College of Music Music Performance Report

#10

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Emerson College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Emerson College is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 1 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Emerson also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Emerson College is $45,365 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Music Performance at Emerson

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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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