2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music Performance
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 an Associate” ranking.
Music Performance is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,957 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 303 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in music performance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music performance programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music performance 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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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”.
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Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate.
Top 18 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music Performance
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Rapids Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate. Grand Rapids Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 3 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
Grand Rapids Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand Rapids Community College is $8,684 for associate degree music performance students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Finger Lakes Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate list. Canandaigua, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music performance degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Finger Lakes Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Finger Lakes Community College is $9,543 for associate degree music performance students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate list. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
UCO also made our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $16,562 for Associate Degree Music Performance students per year to attend UCO.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Onondaga Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate. Located in Syracuse, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s music performance students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree music performance students list, OCC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,390 for Associate Degree Music Performance students per year to attend OCC.
Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. MATC is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
MATC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MATC is $9,076 for Associate Degree Music Performance students.
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With a ranking of #6, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music performance degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Scottsdale Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,397 for associate degree music performance students per year to attend Scottsdale Community College.
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South Plains College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate list. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
South Plains College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $7,600 for associate degree music performance students.
Phoenix College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music performance degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Phoenix College also made our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Phoenix College is $8,744 for Associate Degree Music Performance students.
With a ranking of #9, Northeast Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate list. Northeast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Norfolk, Nebraska that handed out 2 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
Northeast not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Northeast is $8,749 for Associate Degree Music Performance students.
Truckee Meadows Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music performance degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Truckee Meadows Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Truckee Meadows Community College is $9,348 for associate degree music performance students.
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Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate list. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 6 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
TNU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,499 for associate degree music performance students per year to attend TNU.
Cecil College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate ranking. Cecil College is located in North East, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
Cecil College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,085 for associate degree music performance students per year to attend Cecil College.
With a ranking of #13, Monroe Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate list. Monroe Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 4 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
Monroe Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Monroe Community College is $6,830 for Associate Degree Music Performance students.
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Nassau Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Nassau Community College is a fairly large school located in Garden City, New York that handed out 2 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
Nassau Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $4,594 for Associate Degree Music Performance students per year to attend Nassau Community College.
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With a ranking of #15, Mesa Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate list. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s music performance students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mesa Community College, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,669 for associate degree music performance students.
Adirondack Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate ranking. SUNY Adirondack is a small school located in Queensbury, New York that handed out 3 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree music performance students list, SUNY Adirondack has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,558 for associate degree music performance students per year to attend Adirondack Community College.
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Nashville State Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate ranking. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 3 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
Nashville State Community College also took the #15 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,669 for Associate Degree Music Performance students per year to attend Nashville State Community College.
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Chattanooga State Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate list. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 2 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
Chattanooga State Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Chattanooga State Community College is $6,742 for associate degree music performance students.
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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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