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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.

2023 Best Value Music Schools in Kansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for music majors pursuing a .

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Music

$5,430 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Fort Hays State University to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a degree in Kansas. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FHSU are $5,430 per 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.

Full Music at Fort Hays State University Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$10,420 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Music Schools in Kansas list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

K -State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,420 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

K -State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Music Schools in Kansas list.

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$7,001 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Music Schools in Kansas list. Located in the 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

The excellent programs at Washburn University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Kansas. Washburn University is a medium-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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in Kansas list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$11,166 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Kansas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value music programs. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at KU are $11,166 a year.

KU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Music Schools in Kansas list.

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Best Value Music Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Music Colleges 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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