2023 Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Music
Our 2023 rankings named Milwaukee Area Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for music students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MATC are $6,908 per year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Sinclair Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sinclair Community College are $8,076 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Owens Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Owens State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Perrysburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Owens State Community College are $9,782 per year. Music majors at Owens State Community College take out an average of $13,231 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 734 |
| Ohio | 1,138 |
| Illinois | 1,129 |
| Indiana | 660 |
| Wisconsin | 359 |
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Music Related Majors for Music
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Most Popular Majors Related 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 3 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.