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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

5 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,741 people earned their degree in music technology, making the major the 349th most popular in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 92 music technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 music technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in music technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music technology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania bachelor’s degree music technology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Carnegie Mellon has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Carnegie Mellon University is $12,542 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree Music Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 96%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#2

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school situated in Millersville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 21 bachelors’s music technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Millersville, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania is $16,878 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree Music Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school situated in California, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 bachelors’s music technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania bachelor’s degree music technology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Cal U has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Music Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cal U is $14,841 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree Music Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Music Technology at California University of Pennsylvania

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 bachelors’s music technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Temple is $18,315 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree music technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#5

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lebanon Valley College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Annville, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music technology students in 2019-2020.

LVC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LVC is $22,993 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree Music Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.

Read more about Music Technology at LVC

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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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