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2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
339 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 27,047 people earned their degree in music, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,639 and had an average of $28,653 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 5,527 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,034 and $26,370 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 339 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the music program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the #1 spot on the list. Valencia College is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Valencia College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Valencia College is $8,976 for southeast region associate degree music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Music at Valencia College

#2

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 25 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MDC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Miami Dade College is $9,129 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Music at MDC

#3

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Daytona State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Daytona State College is a fairly large school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 17 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Daytona State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Daytona State College is $12,630 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Music at Daytona State College

#4

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nashville State Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Nashville State Community College also made our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Nashville State Community College is $10,944 for southeast region associate degree music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Music at Nashville State Community College

#5

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #5 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s music degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TNU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Trevecca Nazarene University is $19,588 for southeast region associate degree music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full TNU Music Report

#6

Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Chattanooga State Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 2 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Chattanooga State Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Chattanooga State Community College is $10,600 for southeast region associate degree music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Music at Chattanooga State Community College

#7

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Full Sail University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 65 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.

Full Sail University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Full Sail University is $28,032 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Music at Full Sail University

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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