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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Pedagogy (With Aid)

12 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 217 people earned their degree in music pedagogy, making the major the 831st most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 music pedagogy graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music pedagogy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music pedagogy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music pedagogy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree music pedagogy students with aid.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Pedagogy (With Aid)

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,173 for bachelor’s degree music pedagogy students with aid per year to attend Michigan State University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Music Pedagogy at Michigan State

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 3 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2019-2020.

UMBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $19,082 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Pedagogy students with aid per year to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Maryland - Baltimore County Music Pedagogy Report

#12 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #3 spot on the list. WSU is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 1 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree music pedagogy students with aid list, WSU has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,968 for bachelor’s degree music pedagogy students with aid per year to attend Weber State University.

Read more about Music Pedagogy at WSU

#4

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bob Jones University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2019-2020.

Bob Jones University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bob Jones University is $12,923 for bachelor’s degree music pedagogy students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Music Pedagogy at Bob Jones University

#5

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wheaton College Illinois landed the #5 spot on the list. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wheaton, Illinois. It awarded 4 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2019-2020.

Wheaton College Illinois did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Wheaton College Illinois is $25,358 for bachelor’s degree music pedagogy students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 Wheaton College Illinois Music Pedagogy Report

#6

Cedarville University

Cedarville, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

Cedarville University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Cedarville University is located in Cedarville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to qualified students.

Cedarville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Cedarville is $21,727 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Pedagogy students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Music Pedagogy at Cedarville

#8 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to qualified students.

OHIO Athens also took the #8 spot in our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $22,906 for bachelor’s degree music pedagogy students with aid per year to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus.

Full OHIO Athens Music Pedagogy Report

#8

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma
#7 in overall quality

Oklahoma Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Shawnee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

OBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for OBU is $21,446 for bachelor’s degree music pedagogy students with aid.

Read more about Music Pedagogy at OBU

#9

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California
#10 in overall quality

Mount Saint Mary’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. MSMU is a small school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 1 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2019-2020.

MSMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mount Saint Mary’s University is $29,214 for bachelor’s degree music pedagogy students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Mount Saint Mary’s University Music Pedagogy Report

#10

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#11 in overall quality

Liberty University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music pedagogy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $28,903 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Pedagogy students with aid.

Read more about Music Pedagogy at Liberty University

#11

Biola University

La Mirada, California
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Biola University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in La Mirada, California, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2019-2020.

Biola not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Biola University is $31,859 for Bachelor’s Degree Music Pedagogy students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Music Pedagogy at Biola

#12

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Music Pedagogy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $36,039 for bachelor’s degree music pedagogy students with aid per year to attend Baylor University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Music Pedagogy at Baylor

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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