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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.

2023 Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

Check out the music bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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 college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UARK are $9,574 a 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 school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at A-State are $7,130 a year.

Full Music at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Arkansas. 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.

UCA also made our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Little Rock are $9,512 per year.

Full Music at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

#5

Harding University

Searcy, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harding are $22,230 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Harding is ranked #2 for overall quality for music in Arkansas.

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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 medium-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

With a ranking of #7, John Brown University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Siloam Springs.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JBU are $28,924 per 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.

Read full report on Music at John Brown University

Best 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
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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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