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2023 Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$28,354 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 227 degrees and certificates were awarded to music students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #52 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Iowa 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.

2023 Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa

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

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

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our analysis found University of Northern Iowa to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Iowa. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNI are $9,053 a year.

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

Full Music at University of Northern Iowa Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $9,942 per year.

Full Music at University of Iowa Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa State are $9,634 a year.

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

Read full report on Music at Iowa State University

#4

Luther College

Decorah, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Luther College is a great value for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Luther is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Decorah.

Luther undergraduate students pay an average of $46,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Music at Luther College Report

#5

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drake are $45,912 a year.

Drake not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

Read full report on Music at Drake University

#6

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Coe College 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 #6 on the list. Coe is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coe are $48,822 a year.

Full Music at Coe College Report

Best Value Music Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Music Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 372
Minnesota 262
Kansas 189
Nebraska 129
North Dakota 76
South Dakota 33

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

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 6 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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