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2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
339 Degrees Awarded
$11,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music 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 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valencia College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students 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 $5,205 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Music students.

Read full report on Music at Valencia College

#2

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Daytona State College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 17 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Daytona State College also made our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Daytona State College is $8,789 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Music students.

Read full report on Music at Daytona State College

#3

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trevecca Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2019-2020.

TNU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Trevecca Nazarene University is $17,499 for southeast region associate degree music students.

Read more about Music at Trevecca Nazarene University

#4

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Dade College landed the #4 spot on the list. Miami Dade College is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 25 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree music students list, MDC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,842 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Music students per year to attend Miami Dade College.

Full MDC Music Report

#5

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nashville State Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree music students list, Nashville State Community College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nashville State Community College is $7,669 for southeast region associate degree music students.

Read full report on Music at Nashville State Community College

#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 list. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 2 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Chattanooga State Community College also made our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $6,742 for southeast region associate degree music students per year to attend Chattanooga State Community College.

Read full report on 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 ranking. This large school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 65 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $27,524 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Music students per year to attend Full Sail University.

Read more about Music at Full Sail 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

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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