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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$16,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 686 people earned their degree in music therapy, making the major the 530th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 64 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music therapy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music therapy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music therapy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music therapy degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $8,418 for plains states region bachelor’s degree music therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UMN Twin Cities Music Therapy Report

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,916 for plains states region bachelor’s degree music therapy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of North Dakota.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Music Therapy at UND

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree music therapy students whose families make $30-$48k list, KU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,380 for plains states region bachelor’s degree music therapy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend KU.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Kansas Music Therapy Report

#4

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drury University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Drury University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 13 bachelors’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Drury University also made our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $16,294 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Therapy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Drury University.

Full Drury University Music Therapy Report

#5

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augsburg University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Augsburg also made our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Augsburg is $21,545 for plains states region bachelor’s degree music therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Music Therapy at Augsburg

#7 in overall quality

Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Concordia University, Nebraska is located in Seward, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s music therapy degrees to qualified students.

Concordia University, Nebraska also made our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $17,155 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Therapy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Concordia University, Nebraska.

Read full report on Music Therapy at Concordia University, Nebraska

#7

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree music therapy students whose families make $30-$48k list, Maryville U has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Maryville University of Saint Louis is $21,790 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Maryville University of Saint Louis Music Therapy Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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