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2023 Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$20,080 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You

Music is the #66 most popular major in Minnesota with 262 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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.

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 Minnesota

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

Top 10 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Winona State University to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Minnesota. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Winona State are $10,184 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $9,146 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Minnesota. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Cloud State University are $9,170 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Moorhead helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Minnesota. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.

MSU Moorhead undergraduate students pay an average of $9,468 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Duluth is a great value for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Duluth are $13,850 per year.

Full Music at University of Minnesota - Duluth Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 per year. The average amount in student loans that music majors at UMN Twin Cities take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,913.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #7, Concordia College at Moorhead did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

Concordia College Moorhead undergraduate students pay an average of $28,016 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hamline are $46,221 a year.

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#9

St Olaf College

Northfield, MN

St Olaf College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St. Olaf are $52,670 a year.

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

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With a ranking of #10, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SMU MN are $39,410 a year.

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Best Value Music Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 372
Kansas 189
Iowa 227
Nebraska 129
North Dakota 76
South Dakota 33

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 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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