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Best Value Music Schools in Kansas

2023 Best Value Music Schools in Kansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$8,615 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,619 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music School for You

In 2020-2021, 189 degrees and certificates were awarded to music students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #50 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Value Music Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Kansas 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.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Music

$5,430 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the best value school in Kansas for music students. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a large student population.

FHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $5,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, FHSU also did well on our Best Music Schools in Kansas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$10,420 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in Kansas list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $10,420 per year.

K -State also took the #3 spot in our Best Music Schools in Kansas rankings.

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$7,001 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

ESU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,001 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Washburn University

Topeka, KS
$8,872 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washburn University is a great value for music students. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Topeka.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washburn University are $8,872 per year.

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$8,800 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great value for music students. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSU are $8,800 a year.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$11,166 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Kansas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in Kansas list. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KU are $11,166 per year.

KU also made our Best Music Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value Music Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Music Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 372
Minnesota 262
Iowa 227
Nebraska 129
North Dakota 76
South Dakota 33

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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