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2023 Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$11,093 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,963 Avg Salary

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for music students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Music Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Finger Lakes Community College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for music students working on their associate degree. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Canandaigua.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Finger Lakes Community College are $6,710 per year. The average amount in student loans that music majors at Finger Lakes Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,138.

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#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means LaGuardia Community College is a great value for music students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

LaGuardia undergraduate students pay an average of $8,098 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BMCC are $8,050 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brookdale Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Brookdale Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,554 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Onondaga Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. OCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Syracuse.

OCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,844 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

County College of Morris came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at County College of Morris are $13,620 a year.

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#7

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Monroe Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Monroe Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,368 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that music majors at Monroe Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,228.

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#8

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Nassau Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Nassau Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nassau Community College are $12,130 per year.

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Hostos Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Hostos is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Bronx.

Hostos undergraduate students pay an average of $8,088 in tuition and fees each year.

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Niagara County Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree music programs. Niagara County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sanborn.

Niagara County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,423 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Music Colleges by State

Explore the best music schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 960
New York 2,324
Maryland 393
New Jersey 593
District of Columbia 117
Delaware 43

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 13 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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