2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music in Nebraska

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in Nebraska” ranking - to help you make that 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 Nebraska, there were 118 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,900 and $24,890 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,631 and $16,562 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music programs, but they also 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in Nebraska”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in Nebraska

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

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music in Nebraska

#1

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$8,749 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Northeast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Norfolk, Nebraska that handed out 2 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Community College is $8,749 for Nebraska Associate Degree Music students.

Read full report on Music at Northeast

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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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