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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Music in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
56 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,262 people earned their degree in other music, making the major the 365th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 149 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 56 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree other music students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Music in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Riverside is $12,871 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Music at University of California - Riverside

#2

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Monmouth, Oregon 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.

Western Oregon State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $19,315 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students with aid per year to attend Western Oregon State College.

Read more about Other Music at Western Oregon University

#3

Northwest University

Kirkland, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Kirkland, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree other music students with aid list, Northwest University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $22,194 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students with aid per year to attend Northwest University.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.

Full Northwest University Other Music Report

#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other music degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USC is $29,528 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Other Music at University of Southern California

#5

Biola University

La Mirada, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Biola University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Biola University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Mirada, California. It awarded 11 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

Biola also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Biola is $31,859 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Music at Biola University

#6

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Academy of Art University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 5 bachelors’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Academy of Art University is $34,145 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Music students with aid.

Read more about Other Music at Academy of Art 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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