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2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

15 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$23,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,117 people earned their degree in music theory and composition, making the major the 415th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 87 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in music theory and composition. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music theory and composition 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 theory and composition program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree music composition students list, Florida State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State University is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Composition students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Florida State University Music Theory & Composition Report

#2

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2019-2020.

Bob Jones University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bob Jones University is $12,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Composition students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Bob Jones University Music Theory & Composition Report

#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#14 in overall quality

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #3 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 1 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $28,903 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Composition students.

Read more about Music Theory & Composition at Liberty University

#4

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Union University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Tennessee. It awarded 1 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree music composition students list, Union has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Union is $28,249 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Composition students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Music Theory & Composition at Union University

#5

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trevecca Nazarene University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. TNU is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s music composition degrees to qualified students.

TNU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TNU is $17,499 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Composition students.

Read more about Music Theory & Composition at TNU

#6

Converse College

Spartanburg, South Carolina
#13 in overall quality

Converse College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Converse College is a small school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina that handed out 3 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2019-2020.

Converse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,685 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music composition students per year to attend Converse College.

Full Converse Music Theory & Composition Report

#7

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

University of Georgia landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree music composition students list, UGA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Composition students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full UGA Music Theory & Composition Report

#8

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

Shenandoah University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Shenandoah is located in Winchester, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s music composition degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Shenandoah, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $27,124 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Composition students per year to attend Shenandoah University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 Shenandoah

#9

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Belmont University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Belmont University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 11 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2019-2020.

Belmont also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $35,548 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Composition students per year to attend Belmont.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Music Theory & Composition at Belmont

#10

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#10 in overall quality

Samford University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Samford University is a medium-sized school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 3 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2019-2020.

Samford also made our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Samford is $29,673 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music composition students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Music Theory & Composition at Samford

#11

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#12 in overall quality

Loyola University New Orleans did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola New Orleans, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,486 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music composition students per year to attend Loyola New Orleans.

Full Loyola New Orleans Music Theory & Composition Report

#12

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, Florida
#15 in overall quality

Jacksonville University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JU, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Jacksonville University is $24,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music composition students.

Full Jacksonville University Music Theory & Composition Report

#13

Furman University

Greenville, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Furman University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music composition degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree music composition students list, Furman has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $30,861 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Composition students per year to attend Furman University.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Furman University Music Theory & Composition Report

#14

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#6 in overall quality

University of Miami ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 10 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami also made our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for U Miami is $46,949 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music composition students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

Read more about Music Theory & Composition at U Miami

#15

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s music composition degrees to qualified students.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt is $19,432 for southeast region bachelor’s degree music composition students.

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. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full Vanderbilt University Music Theory & Composition Report

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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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