2023 Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Music Associate Degree School for You
Music is the #43 most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 43 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the music associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Music Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Collin County Community College District to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the midsize suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Collin County Community College District are $5,104 per year.
Collin County Community College District also claimed a spot on our Best Music Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools list. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orlando.
Valencia College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,383 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, music graduates from Valencia College carry an average student debtload of $13,909.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Valencia College also is in the top 20% of our Best Music Associate Degree Schools ranking.
The excellent associate degree programs at Century College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $5,907 a year.
Century College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Music Associate Degree Schools list.
The excellent associate degree programs at Milwaukee Area Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in the United States. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MATC are $6,908 a year.
Out of the 43 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Finger Lakes Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Finger Lakes Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Canandaigua.
Finger Lakes Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,710 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, music graduates from Finger Lakes Community College carry an average student debtload of $13,138.
With a ranking of #6, El Centro College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their associate degree. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, music majors at El Centro College accumulate an average of around $15,287 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, El Centro College also did well on our Best Music Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
John Tyler Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools list. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Chester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at John Tyler Community College are $10,803 per year.
Spokane Falls Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Falls Community College are $5,135 per year.
With a ranking of #9, LaGuardia Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
LaGuardia undergraduate students pay an average of $8,098 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their associate degree. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Scottsdale Community College are $7,854 a year.
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Music Related Majors for Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Music
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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