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

4 Ranked Colleges
206 Degrees Awarded
$29,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Composition 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. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Music Theory & Composition is the 415th most popular major in the country with 1,117 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 263 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 206 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in music theory and composition. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music theory and composition programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music theory and composition 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 Composition 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 composition students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition in the New England Region (With Aid)

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WestConn, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $18,215 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Composition students with aid per year to attend Western Connecticut State University.

Full WestConn Music Theory & Composition Report

#2

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keene State College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Keene, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music composition degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Keene State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Keene State is $19,394 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Composition students with aid.

Full Keene State College Music Theory & Composition Report

#3

Bennington College

Bennington, Vermont
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bennington College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bennington, Vermont, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree music composition students with aid list, Bennington has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bennington College is $29,325 for new england region bachelor’s degree music composition students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Music Theory & Composition at Bennington

#4

Berklee College of Music

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berklee College of Music. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 173 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree music composition students with aid list, Berklee College of Music has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Berklee College of Music is $49,514 for new england region bachelor’s degree music composition students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Music Theory & Composition at Berklee College of Music

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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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