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2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

27 Ranked Colleges
1,146 Degrees Awarded
$5,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 11,573 people earned their degree in general music, making the major the 68th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,146 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a degree in general music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general music programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general music program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $0-$30k)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. BMCC is a large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 15 associates’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k list, BMCC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Borough of Manhattan Community College is $4,405 for associate degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Borough of Manhattan Community College General Music Report

#2

Elgin Community College

Elgin, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Elgin Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Elgin, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general music degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

ECC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend ECC is $2,384 for associate degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general music degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $3,134 for associate degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Austin Community College District General Music Report

#12 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Suffolk County Community College is a public institution located in Selden, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Suffolk County Community College, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Suffolk County Community College is $2,632 for Associate Degree General Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California
#14 in overall quality

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. San Antonio College landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Walnut, California, and it awarded 7 associates’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

Mt. SAC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Mt. SAC is $898 for associate degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Mt. San Antonio College General Music Report

#4 in overall quality

Collin County Community College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Collin County Community College District is located in McKinney, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s general music degrees to qualified students.

Collin County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Collin County Community College District is $4,565 for Associate Degree General Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
#19 in overall quality

Oakland Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Oakland Community College is a fairly large school located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland Community College, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $-51 for Associate Degree General Music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oakland Community College. When an average net price is negative, it usually means that the student will receive more financial aid than it costs to attend the school.

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#8

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Grand Rapids Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general music degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k list, Grand Rapids Community College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,668 for associate degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Grand Rapids Community College.

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#9

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

North Hennepin Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It awarded 4 associates’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Hennepin Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,674 for associate degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend North Hennepin Community College.

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#10

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California
#13 in overall quality

Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Santa Rosa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general music degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

SRJC also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Santa Rosa Junior College is $5,026 for associate degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#11

Holyoke Community College

Holyoke, Massachusetts
#10 in overall quality

Holyoke Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s general music students in 2019-2020.

Holyoke Community College also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Holyoke Community College is $6,366 for Associate Degree General Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Music at Holyoke Community College

#12

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah
#18 in overall quality

Salt Lake Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general music degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salt Lake Community College, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Salt Lake Community College is $5,786 for Associate Degree General Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#13

Northwest College

Powell, Wyoming
#15 in overall quality

Northwest College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Powell, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s general music students in 2019-2020.

Northwest Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest College is $3,875 for associate degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#14

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada
#17 in overall quality

College of Southern Nevada came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. CSN is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 9 associates’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

CSN also took the #17 spot in our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend College of Southern Nevada is $5,001 for Associate Degree General Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9 in overall quality

Truckee Meadows Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general music degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Truckee Meadows Community College also made our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Truckee Meadows Community College is $8,470 for associate degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Truckee Meadows Community College General Music Report

#6 in overall quality

San Jacinto Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general music degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto Community College is $8,232 for Associate Degree General Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full San Jacinto Community College General Music Report

#17

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#22 in overall quality

South Plains College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

South Plains College also made our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $6,211 for associate degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full South Plains College General Music Report

#18

Mt. Hood Community College

Gresham, Oregon
#25 in overall quality

Mt. Hood Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Gresham, Oregon, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s general music students in 2019-2020.

MHCC also made our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #25. The yearly cost to attend MHCC is $6,203 for Associate Degree General Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Music at Mt. Hood Community College

#19

Bellevue College

Bellevue, Washington
#21 in overall quality

Bellevue College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #19. BC is a public institution located in Bellevue, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for BC is $6,386 for Associate Degree General Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#20

Spokane Falls Community College

Spokane, Washington

Spokane Falls Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #20. Spokane Falls Community College is a public institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $4,799 for Associate Degree General Music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Spokane Falls Community College.

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#21

Lansing Community College

Lansing, Michigan

Lansing Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lansing Community College is located in Lansing, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s general music degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend LCC is $4,494 for Associate Degree General Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#22

Five Towns College

Dix Hills, New York
#11 in overall quality

Five Towns College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #22. Five Towns College is located in Dix Hills, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s general music degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Five Towns College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Five Towns College is $11,777 for Associate Degree General Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Five Towns College General Music Report

#23

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota
#20 in overall quality

Century College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #23. This medium-sized school is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 associates’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k list, Century College has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Century College is $9,460 for associate degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#24 in overall quality

Utah Valley University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. UVU is a public institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UVU is $7,334 for associate degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#25

Vincennes University

Vincennes, Indiana
#23 in overall quality

Vincennes University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Vincennes University is a fairly large school located in Vincennes, Indiana that handed out 1 associates’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

Vincennes University also took the #23 spot in our “Best General Music Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,729 for associate degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Vincennes University.

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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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