2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Music
457
Colleges
5,415,716
Bachelor's Degrees
$20,934
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Music School for You
In 2021-2022, N/A people earned their bachelor's in music, making the major the #34 most popular in the United States.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Music ranking analyzed 457 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in music. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. We are more focused on music schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
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 the Best Value Music Schools.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
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2024 Best Value Music Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for music majors.
Top 10 Best Value Music Schools
Our rankings recognize Brigham Young University - Provo as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. BYU excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Music Schools list.
It takes about 5.2 years for the average student at BYU to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $12,451. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the BYU is $64,123. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo. North Dakota State University excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Music Schools list.
It takes the average student at North Dakota State University about 4.5 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $21,672. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from North Dakota State University is $97,307. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Florida State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. On top of its placing in our value rankings, Florida State also did well on our Best Music Schools list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The average student at Florida State graduates in less than 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $27,060. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Florida State is $113,652. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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University of Houston comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston. On top of its placing in our value rankings, UH also did well on our Best Music Schools list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UH is 4.6 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $25,297. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UH is $116,113. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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University of North Texas landed the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value music schools. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton. UNT excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Music Schools list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UNT is 4.5 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $23,382. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UNT be around $104,284. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Northern Illinois University earned the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
It takes the average student at NIU about 4.6 years to graduate, and it costs about $20,624 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the NIU is $94,870. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public college with a large student population.
At UW - Eau Claire, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and it costs about $22,324 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UW - Eau Claire is about $99,119. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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University of South Dakota landed the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value music schools. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.
It takes the average student at USD about 4.3 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $20,747. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from USD be around $89,835. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.
The average student at UW - Whitewater graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $20,092. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UW - Whitewater is about $90,012. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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West Texas A&M University landed the #10 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value music schools. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at West Texas A&M University to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $16,686. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the West Texas A&M University is $74,253. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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