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2022 Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Stringed Instruments is the 599th most popular major in the country with 545 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 179 stringed instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 stringed instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in stringed instruments. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent stringed instruments programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the stringed instruments program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree stringed instruments students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Stringed Instruments (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s stringed instruments degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #1 spot in our “Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Carnegie Mellon is $12,542 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree stringed instruments students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Stringed Instruments at Carnegie Mellon University

#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Syracuse University is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 2 bachelors’s stringed instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $17,164 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Stringed Instruments students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Syracuse.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Syracuse Stringed Instruments Report

#3

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan School of Music landed the #3 spot on the list. Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 13 bachelors’s stringed instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Manhattan School of Music also took the #4 spot in our “Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $33,759 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Stringed Instruments students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Manhattan School of Music.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Stringed Instruments at Manhattan School of Music

#4

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The Juilliard School landed the #4 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s stringed instruments degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree stringed instruments students whose families make $0-$30k list, Juilliard has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The Juilliard School is $24,105 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree stringed instruments students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Stringed Instruments at Juilliard

#5

The New School

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New School. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The New School is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 1 bachelors’s stringed instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for New School University is $37,723 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree stringed instruments students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Stringed Instruments at New School 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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