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2023 Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

40 Colleges
$18,863 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 2,324 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #35 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in New York to see which bachelor's 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Lehman College the best value school in New York for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lehman is a large public school located in the city of Bronx.

Lehman undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that music majors at Lehman take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $15,851.

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#2

SUNY Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY

Out of the 40 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Plattsburgh landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Plattsburgh, SUNY Plattsburgh is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Plattsburgh are $8,931 per year.

Full Music at SUNY Plattsburgh Report

#3

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brooklyn College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brooklyn College are $7,440 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, music graduates from Brooklyn College carry an average student debtload of $11,963.

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#4

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Oneonta. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the remote town of Oneonta, SUNY Oneonta is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Oneonta are $8,786 per year.

Read full report on Music at SUNY Oneonta

#5

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Binghamton University are $10,390 per year.

Full Music at Binghamton University Report

#6

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, NY

SUNY Fredonia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school located in the town of Fredonia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Fredonia are $8,760 a year.

Full Music at SUNY Fredonia Report

#6

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

Buffalo State did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Buffalo State are $8,486 a year.

Full Music at Buffalo State Report

#8

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hunter are $7,382 a year. The average amount in student loans that music majors at Hunter take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,605.

Read full report on Music at Hunter College

#9

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

With a ranking of #9, SUNY New Paltz did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of New Paltz, SUNY New Paltz is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

SUNY New Paltz undergraduate students pay an average of $8,523 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Music at SUNY New Paltz

#10

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree music programs. UAlbany is a large public school located in the city of Albany.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAlbany are $10,408 per year. On average, music graduates from UAlbany take out $26,567 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Value Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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