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Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

2023 Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$13,548 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You

Music is the #43 most popular major in Arkansas with 184 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Music

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Arkansas. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UARK are $9,574 per year.

UARK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

A-State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCA is a large public school located in the small city of Conway.

UCA undergraduate students pay an average of $9,563 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that music majors at UCA take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,039.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCA is ranked #5 for overall quality for music in Arkansas.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Arkansas. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UA Little Rock are $9,512 a year.

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#5

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Out of the 7 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harding are $22,230 per year.

Harding also made our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #2.

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#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ATU are $7,900 a year.

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#7

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

John Brown University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree music programs. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Siloam Springs.

JBU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, JBU is ranked #3 for overall quality for music in Arkansas.

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Best Value Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 472
Virginia 632
North Carolina 511
Florida 1,223
Tennessee 804
Kentucky 284
South Carolina 204
Louisiana 315
Alabama 276
Mississippi 182
West Virginia 93

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

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 7 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).

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