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.
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2023 Best Value Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the music programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
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 fairly 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Powell, Northwest Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northwest Community College are $11,162 a year.
Out of the 28 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arapahoe Community College is a great value for music students. Arapahoe Community College is a 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.
Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for music students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $16,644 a year.
Salt Lake Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a fairly 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Salt Lake Community College also did well on our Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #8, Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $15,659 per year.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State are $31,470 a year. On average, music graduates from Colorado State take out $26,790 in student loans while working on their degree.
Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
University of Idaho came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of I are $27,576 a year.
Best Music Colleges by State
Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| 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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