2023 Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 554 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #26 most popular major in Colorado.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
The Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Colorado 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. 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.
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2023 Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Colorado. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $9,384 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, music majors at CU Anschutz accumulate an average of around $24,980 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $289, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $12,188 per year.
Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $9,005 per year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great value for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.
CU - Boulder undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
CU - Boulder also made our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #4.
Out of the 10 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mesa University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado Mesa are $9,000 a year.
University of Northern Colorado ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.
University of Northern Colorado undergraduate students pay an average of $10,666 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, music graduates from University of Northern Colorado take out $23,297 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Fort Lewis College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the town of Durango, FLC is a public school with a small student population.
FLC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,004 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Western Colorado University 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 #8 on the list. Western is a small public school located in the town of Gunnison.
Western undergraduate students pay an average of $10,662 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Denver are $10,021 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, music majors at MSU Denver accumulate an average of around $29,555 in student debt.
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University of Denver came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DU are $54,819 per year.
Best Value Music Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
Explore all the Best Value Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 348 |
| Idaho | 113 |
| Montana | 43 |
| Wyoming | 49 |
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Music Related Majors for Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 10 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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