2023 Best Value Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Music School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, music was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 25,910 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Music Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for music students. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great value for music students. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year. Music majors at BYU take out an average of $10,875 in student loans while working on their egree.
BYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Powell, Northwest Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Northwest Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,162 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
UW undergraduate students pay an average of $16,957 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Arapahoe Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Littleton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Arapahoe Community College are $15,502 a year.
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Weber State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Salt Lake Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Salt Lake Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for music students. It came in at #8 on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $15,659 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $31,470 in tuition and fees each year. On average, music graduates from Colorado State take out $26,790 in student loans while working on their degree.
Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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University of Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for music students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of I are $27,576 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 554 |
| Utah | 348 |
| Idaho | 113 |
| Montana | 43 |
| Wyoming | 49 |
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Majors Related to Music
Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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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