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2023 Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$10,640 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 284 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #41 most popular major in Kentucky.

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 Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Kentucky 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.

2023 Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Murray State University the best value school in Kentucky for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

Murray State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Eastern undergraduate students pay an average of $9,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Kentucky. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

UK undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.

Read full report on Music at University of Kentucky

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Morehead State University is a great value for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Morehead.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morehead State University are $9,462 per year.

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#5

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Kentucky University is a great value for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

NKU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #6, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

WKU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is a very large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofL are $12,370 per year.

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

Read full report on Music at University of Louisville

Best Value Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Music Schools 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
South Carolina 204
Louisiana 315
Arkansas 184
Alabama 276
Mississippi 182
West Virginia 93

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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