2023 Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Music School for You
Music is the #66 most popular major in Minnesota with 262 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Minnesota 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.
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2023 Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Colleges.
Top 10 Best Music Schools
Our analysis found Winona State University to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
Winona State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,184 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Winona State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Music Schools in Minnesota list.
The excellent programs at Century College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Minnesota. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.
Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Minnesota. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,146 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
St. Cloud State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Minnesota State University - Moorhead helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Minnesota. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Moorhead are $9,468 per year.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for music students. It came in at #6 on the list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Duluth are $13,850 per year. After completing their degree, music graduates from UMN Duluth carry an average student debtload of $26,500.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 a year. On average, music graduates from UMN Twin Cities take out $20,250 in student loans while working on their degree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 20% of our Best Music Schools in Minnesota ranking.
Concordia College at Moorhead ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota list. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moorhead.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Concordia College Moorhead are $28,016 a year. The average amount in student loans that music majors at Concordia College Moorhead take out is $27,000.
Concordia College Moorhead excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Music Schools in Minnesota list.
Hamline University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Hamline undergraduate students pay an average of $46,221 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
St Olaf College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value music programs. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St. Olaf are $52,670 a year. While working on their degree, music majors at St. Olaf accumulate an average of around $23,968 in student debt.
St. Olaf did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Music Schools in Minnesota list.
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 |
| Kansas | 189 |
| Iowa | 227 |
| Nebraska | 129 |
| North Dakota | 76 |
| South Dakota | 33 |
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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 11 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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