2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k
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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 Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Music is the 365th most popular major in the country with 1,262 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 286 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 230 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other 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 other music program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.
Top 16 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Music (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s other music degrees to qualified students.
Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt University is $6,017 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k.
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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 1 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $24,632 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Tulane.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Other Music at Tulane University of Louisiana
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The University of Tennessee - Martin is a public institution located in Martin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Martin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Martin is $9,855 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $30-$48k.
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Morehead, Kentucky. It awarded 2 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k list, Morehead State University has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Morehead State University is $11,086 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $30-$48k.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Memphis is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 21 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
UofM also took the #12 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Memphis is $12,264 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $30-$48k.
Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Trevecca Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 1 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
TNU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Trevecca Nazarene University is $15,172 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k.
Read full report on Other Music at Trevecca Nazarene University
University of South Carolina - Upstate ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of South Carolina - Upstate is a medium-sized public school situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It awarded 2 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC Upstate, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USC Upstate is $15,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k.
West Liberty University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in West Liberty, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other music students in 2019-2020.
West Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Liberty University is $12,167 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k.
With a ranking of #9, Belmont University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k list, Belmont has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $26,275 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Belmont.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Western Kentucky University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k list, WKU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Kentucky University is $14,790 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k.
Stetson University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in DeLand, Florida, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
Stetson also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stetson University is $21,385 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $30-$48k.
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%.
Lipscomb University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Lipscomb University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s other music degrees to qualified students.
Lipscomb also took the #7 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lipscomb is $20,503 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $30-$48k.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Palm Beach Atlantic University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in West Palm Beach, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other music students in 2019-2020.
Palm Beach Atlantic also made our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $21,318 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Palm Beach Atlantic University.
The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 full report on Other Music at Palm Beach Atlantic University
Campbell University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Buies Creek, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Campbell also took the #15 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,212 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Campbell.
Liberty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #15. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $26,124 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Liberty University.
University of Miami came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 25 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k list, U Miami has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Miami is $36,623 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
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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%.
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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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