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2023 Best Value Music Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$13,548 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,803 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music School for You

Music is the #43 most popular major in Arkansas with 184 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Music Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Colleges.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Music

$9,563 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Arkansas the best value school in Arkansas for music students. UCA is a large public school located in the city of Conway.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCA are $9,563 per year. Music majors at UCA take out an average of $22,387 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCA is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Music Schools in Arkansas list.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR
$9,574 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UARK are $9,574 per year. On average, music graduates from UARK take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

UARK also made our Best Music Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #1.

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$7,130 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

A-State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,512 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Music Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Little Rock are $9,512 per year.

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#5

Harding University

Searcy, AR
$22,230 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Harding University is a great value for music students. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harding are $22,230 a year.

Harding not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Music Schools in Arkansas list.

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#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR
$7,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Arkansas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

ATU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR
$28,924 Average Tuition & Fees

John Brown University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools in Arkansas ranking. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Siloam Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JBU are $28,924 a year.

JBU also made our Best Music Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #3.

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Best Value Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Music Colleges 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
Kentucky 284
South Carolina 204
Louisiana 315
Alabama 276
Mississippi 182
West Virginia 93

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 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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