2023 Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Music Associate Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, music was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 25,910 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southeast 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.
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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Associate Degree Colleges.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Music
Our 2023 rankings named Valencia College the best value school in the Southeast Region for music students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a very large student population.
Valencia College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,383 in tuition and fees each year. On average, music graduates from Valencia College take out $13,909 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Valencia College also is in the top 10% of our Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, John Tyler Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at John Tyler Community College are $10,803 a year.
Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Dade College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MDC are $9,661 a year.
MDC also claimed a spot on our Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nashville State Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Nashville State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Nashville State Community College are $17,188 a year.
The excellent associate degree programs at Trevecca Nazarene University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TNU are $26,898 a year.
TNU also claimed a spot on our Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Full Sail University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Full Sail University are $25,687 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, music majors at Full Sail University accumulate an average of around $32,148 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $472, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Tidewater 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 #7 on the list. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $11,564 per year.
Chattanooga State Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chattanooga State Community College are $16,934 a year.
Best Music Colleges by State
Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 472 |
| Virginia | 632 |
| North Carolina | 511 |
| Florida | 1,223 |
| Tennessee | 804 |
| Kentucky | 284 |
| South Carolina | 204 |
| Louisiana | 315 |
| Arkansas | 184 |
| Alabama | 276 |
| Mississippi | 182 |
| West Virginia | 93 |
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Majors Related to Music
Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 8 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.
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