2023 Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$23,100
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In 2020-2021, 1,175 people earned their degree in music theory and composition, making the major the 390th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 72 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in music theory and composition. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music theory and composition programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region.
Top 14 Best Value Colleges for Music Theory & Composition in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s music composition degrees to qualified students.
Liberty University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $29,382 for Southeast Region Music Composition students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified ’s music composition students in 2020-2021.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida State University is $9,946 for Southeast Region Music Composition students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 1 ’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,629 for Southeast Region Music Composition students per year to attend UNC Greensboro.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 3 ’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,257 for Southeast Region Music Composition students per year to attend UGA.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s music composition degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
UofSC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UofSC is $20,559 for southeast region music composition students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Music Theory & Composition at University of South Carolina - Columbia
Converse College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 ’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
Converse also made our “Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $25,534 for Southeast Region Music Composition students per year to attend Converse College.
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Shenandoah University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Shenandoah University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winchester, Virginia. It awarded 2 ’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
Shenandoah not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Shenandoah is $30,878 for Southeast Region Music Composition students.
The impressive undergraduate 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region list. Trevecca Nazarene University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s music composition degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TNU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,258 for southeast region music composition students per year to attend Trevecca Nazarene University.
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Belmont University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s music composition degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Belmont also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Belmont University is $30,489 for Southeast Region Music Composition students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Loyola University New Orleans ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region list. Loyola University New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 2 ’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
Loyola New Orleans not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Loyola New Orleans is $20,463 for Southeast Region Music Composition students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Jacksonville University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Jacksonville University is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s music composition degrees to qualified students.
JU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Jacksonville University is $25,367 for southeast region music composition students.
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University of Miami landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s music composition degrees to qualified students.
U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $46,098 for Southeast Region Music Composition students per year to attend U Miami.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
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Stetson University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region list. Stetson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in DeLand, Florida. It awarded 4 ’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
Stetson also made our “Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $23,218 for southeast region music composition students per year to attend Stetson.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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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Vanderbilt University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Composition Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 ’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
Vanderbilt also made our “Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $19,970 for southeast region music composition students per year to attend Vanderbilt University.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Theory & Composition at Vanderbilt University
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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
- *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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