2023 Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Music Associate Degree School for You
Music is the #19 most popular major in Tennessee with 804 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Tennessee 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.
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.
Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Music
Our analysis found Nashville State Community College to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a associate degree in Tennessee. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nashville State Community College are $4,372 per year.
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Out of the 3 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattanooga State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chattanooga State Community College are $4,430 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trevecca Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TNU are $26,898 a year.
TNU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Music Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
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Request InformationBest Value Music Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Music Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 472 |
| Virginia | 632 |
| North Carolina | 511 |
| Florida | 1,223 |
| Kentucky | 284 |
| South Carolina | 204 |
| Louisiana | 315 |
| Arkansas | 184 |
| Alabama | 276 |
| Mississippi | 182 |
| West Virginia | 93 |
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Music Related Majors for Music
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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 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.