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2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York

5 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$7,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across New York, there were 864 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 63 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,640 and $14,770 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 music performance program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music Performance in New York

#1

Onondaga Community College

Syracuse, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Onondaga Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York. Onondaga Community College is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

OCC also made our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend OCC is $7,390 for New York Associate Degree Music Performance students.

Full OCC Music Performance Report

#2

Finger Lakes Community College

Canandaigua, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Finger Lakes Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Canandaigua, New York. It awarded 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 New York” ranking. It costs about $9,543 for New York Associate Degree Music Performance students per year to attend Finger Lakes Community College.

Full Finger Lakes Community College Music Performance Report

#3

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nassau Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York. Located in Garden City, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s music performance students 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 New York” ranking. It costs about $4,594 for New York Associate Degree Music Performance students per year to attend Nassau Community College.

Read full report on Music Performance at Nassau Community College

#4

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monroe Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York. Monroe Community College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

Monroe Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. The yearly cost to attend Monroe Community College is $6,830 for new york associate degree music performance students.

Read more about Music Performance at Monroe Community College

#5

Adirondack Community College

Queensbury, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Adirondack Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York. Adirondack Community College is a public institution located in Queensbury, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Adirondack also took the #5 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Adirondack Community College is $8,558 for new york associate degree music performance students.

Read more about Music Performance at Adirondack Community College

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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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