2022 Best Value Music Performance 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 7,957 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 103rd most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,318 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 263 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.
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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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree music performance students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance
Out of the 263 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
On top of its placing in this ranking, BYU also did well on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $13,322 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
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Out of the 263 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 37 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend BYU - I is $7,167 for bachelor’s degree music performance students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 263 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Truman State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Kirksville, Missouri, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2019-2020.
Truman State also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. The yearly cost to attend Truman State is $12,462 for bachelor’s degree music performance students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 263 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for bachelor’s degree music performance students.
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%.
Out of the 263 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, SRU also did well on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for SRU is $19,926 for bachelor’s degree music performance students.
Winona State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Winona State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
Winona State excels when it comes to music performance quality. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend Winona State is $17,656 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Performance at Winona State University
Western Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend WIU is $16,210 for bachelor’s degree music performance students.
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Western Carolina University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Western Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 31 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Western Carolina University is $13,722 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
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University of South Dakota came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of South Dakota is $18,555 for bachelor’s degree music performance students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Houston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for bachelor’s degree music performance students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of North Dakota landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Dakota is $15,738 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UCA is $15,376 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $14,465 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.
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Henderson State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Henderson State University is $10,270 for bachelor’s degree music performance students.
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University of North Texas landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNT is also in the top of our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for bachelor’s degree music performance students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #16, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton is $18,979 for bachelor’s degree music performance students.
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Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Northern Illinois University is $18,259 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, UNI is in the top on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. It costs about $15,620 for bachelor’s degree music performance students per year to attend University of Northern Iowa.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Florida State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 29 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,789 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students per year to attend Florida State University.
The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #20, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $14,267 for bachelor’s degree music performance students per year to attend St. Cloud State University.
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Hunter College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in New York, New York, this large public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $2,490 for bachelor’s degree music performance students per year to attend Hunter.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a fairly large school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 3 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Duluth is $17,067 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Texas State University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Texas State also did well on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $15,230 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
University of Wyoming landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wyoming is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 6 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UW is $12,159 for bachelor’s degree music performance students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,562 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students per year to attend UCO.
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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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