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2024 Best Value Colleges for Music in Minnesota

11 Ranked Colleges
262 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota

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 in Minnesota” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Music is the 43rd most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,160 and had an average of $24,560 in loans still to pay off.

Across Minnesota, there were 262 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,587 and $24,406 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota” ranking looked at 11 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota music students.

Top 11 Best Value Colleges for Music in Minnesota

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Winona State University
Winona, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Winona State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s music degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Winona State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Music Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Winona State University is $17,634 for Minnesota Music students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Full Winona State University Music Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 16 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

UMN Duluth also took the #5 spot in our “Best Music Schools in Minnesota” ranking. It costs about $18,505 for Minnesota Music students per year to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.

Full University of Minnesota - Duluth Music Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 69 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $17,878 for Minnesota Music students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Music Report

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Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our minnesota music students list, St. Cloud State University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Music Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Cloud State University is $14,581 for Minnesota Music students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full St. Cloud State University Music Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota list. MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s music degrees to qualified students.

MSU Moorhead also took the #7 spot in our “Best Music Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead is $17,680 for Minnesota Music students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Minnesota State University - Moorhead Music Report

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2024 Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s music students in 2020-2021.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Music Schools in Minnesota” list. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State Mankato is $17,159 for minnesota music students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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Concordia College at Moorhead
Moorhead, Minnesota

Concordia College at Moorhead came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota ranking. Concordia College Moorhead is a small school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 16 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

Concordia College Moorhead also made our “Best Music Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $23,189 for Minnesota Music students per year to attend Concordia College Moorhead.

The low undergrad 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 at Concordia College at Moorhead

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Century College
White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Century College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota list. Century College is a public institution located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our minnesota music students list, Century College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Music Schools in Minnesota” ranking. It costs about $10,397 for Minnesota Music students per year to attend Century College.

Full Century College Music Report

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Hamline University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Hamline University did quite well in the 2024 Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #9. Hamline University is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 7 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

Hamline did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Music Schools in Minnesota” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hamline is $20,474 for Minnesota Music students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Music at Hamline

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With a ranking of #10, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 1 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

SMU MN also made our “Best Music Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $21,101 for minnesota music students per year to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Music Report

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St Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota

With a ranking of #11, St Olaf College did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota list. Located in Northfield, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 53 degrees to qualified ’s music students in 2020-2021.

St. Olaf also made our “Best Music Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $24,052 for minnesota music students per year to attend St Olaf College.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read full report on Music at St Olaf College

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