2023 Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 55 degrees and certificates were awarded to music students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #65 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maine 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.
Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Music
Our analysis found University of Southern Maine to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maine. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine are $9,904 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, music graduates from University of Southern Maine carry an average student debtload of $20,032.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great value for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMaine are $11,986 per year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 1,453 |
Connecticut | 423 |
New Hampshire | 46 |
Rhode Island | 72 |
Vermont | 63 |
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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 |
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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 2 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.