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2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
392 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Music is the 365th most popular major in the country with 1,262 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 461 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 392 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other music programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other music program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Music (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other music students in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $8,753 for new england region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Southern Maine.

Full University of Southern Maine Other Music Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell is $11,560 for new england region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Other Music Report

#3

Connecticut College

New London, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Connecticut College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in New London, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Conn College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $18,732 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Conn College.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Other Music at Connecticut College

#4

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #4 spot on the list. Johnson, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Vermont University is $12,931 for new england region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Other Music at Northern Vermont University

#5

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UHart is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $0-$30k list, UHart has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UHart is $25,767 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full UHart Other Music Report

#6

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

University of New Haven landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 34 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

University of New Haven also made our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $28,783 for new england region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of New Haven.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Other Music at University of New Haven

#7

Berklee College of Music

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Berklee College of Music came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 254 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other music students in 2019-2020.

Berklee College of Music also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Berklee College of Music is $45,231 for new england region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 more about Other Music at Berklee College of Music

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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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