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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

6 Ranked Colleges
119 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor's in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Oregon, there were 133 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 119 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general music programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general music program at the school. 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 General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

#1

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Oregon University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Ashland, Oregon, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Oregon University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. It costs about $7,293 for oregon bachelor’s degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southern Oregon University.

Read full report on General Music at Southern Oregon University

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2019-2020.

UO also made our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $12,690 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree General Music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UO.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Oregon General Music Report

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State is $14,157 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree General Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Music at Oregon State University

#4

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Monmouth, Oregon, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Oregon State College is $17,816 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree General Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Western Oregon University General Music Report

#5

Reed College

Portland, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Reed College landed the #5 spot on the list. Reed College is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s general music degrees to qualified students.

Reed also made our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $13,630 for oregon bachelor’s degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Reed.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on General Music at Reed

#6

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

George Fox University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Newberg, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2019-2020.

GFU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend George Fox University is $22,955 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree General Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full George Fox University General Music Report

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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