2023 Best Value Music Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Music School for You
Music is the #51 most popular major in Virginia with 632 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Music Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Virginia 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Music Schools
Our 2023 rankings named John Tyler Community College the best value school in Virginia for music students. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
John Tyler Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Music Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $14,174 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, music graduates from Virginia Tech carry an average student debtload of $27,500.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Virginia Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for music in Virginia.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in Virginia list. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JMU are $12,638 per year. While working on their degree, music majors at JMU accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $297.
JMU also claimed a spot on our Best Music Schools in Virginia list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent programs at Radford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Virginia. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.
Radford undergraduate students pay an average of $11,542 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, music graduates from Radford take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Old Dominion are $10,800 a year. On average, music graduates from Old Dominion take out $26,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Tidewater Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for music students. It came in at #6 on the list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 a year.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Virginia are $19,785 a year.
University of Virginia also took the #1 spot in our Best Music Schools in Virginia rankings.
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Liberty University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, music graduates from Liberty University carry an average student debtload of $27,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $485.
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George Mason University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value music programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GMU are $13,119 per year. Music majors at GMU take out an average of $21,764 in student loans while working on their egree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, GMU also did well on our Best Music Schools in Virginia list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Mary Washington ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMW are $13,800 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Music Colleges in the Southeast Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 472 |
| North Carolina | 511 |
| 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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Majors Related to Music
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 13 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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