2023 Best Value Music Schools in North Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Music School for You
Music is the #44 most popular major in North Carolina with 511 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Music Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in North Carolina 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.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Music Schools in North Carolina
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for music majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Music Schools
Our analysis found Western Carolina University to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
WCU undergraduate students pay an average of $4,367 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that music majors at WCU take out is $28,749.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Pembroke is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Pembroke.
UNC Pembroke undergraduate students pay an average of $3,495 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 17 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $7,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Music majors at UNC Charlotte take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Charlotte also did well on our Best Music Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 per year. After completing their degree, music graduates from UNC Chapel Hill carry an average student debtload of $18,408.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNC Chapel Hill is ranked #4 for overall quality for music in North Carolina.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,297 a year. Music majors at ECU take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, ECU also did well on our Best Music Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value music programs. UNCW is a large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.
UNCW undergraduate students pay an average of $7,238 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UNCW also claimed a spot on our Best Music Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Appalachian State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value music programs. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.
Appalachian State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Music majors at Appalachian State take out an average of $25,012 in student loans while working on their egree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Appalachian State also is in the top 10% of our Best Music Schools in North Carolina ranking.
North Carolina Central University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for music students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
North Carolina Central University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, music graduates from North Carolina Central University take out $38,147 in student loans while working on their degree.
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University of North Carolina School of the Arts came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public school with a small student population.
UNCSA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,941 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, music graduates from UNCSA carry an average student debtload of $27,000.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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 large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 a year. After completing their degree, music graduates from UNC Greensboro carry an average student debtload of $25,425.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Greensboro also is in the top 20% of our Best Music Schools in North Carolina ranking.
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 |
| Florida | 1,223 |
| Tennessee | 804 |
| Kentucky | 284 |
| South Carolina | 204 |
| Louisiana | 315 |
| Arkansas | 184 |
| Alabama | 276 |
| Mississippi | 182 |
| West Virginia | 93 |
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Music Related Majors for Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 17 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).
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