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2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$6,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Music Performance is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,957 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New York, there were 864 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 63 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,640 and $14,770 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music performance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music performance 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 music performance program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $30-$48k) in New York

#1

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nassau Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Garden City, New York, and it awarded 2 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Nassau Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nassau Community College is $3,837 for new york associate degree music performance students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Nassau Community College Music Performance Report

#2

Onondaga Community College

Syracuse, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Onondaga Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 21 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

OCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $6,961 for new york associate degree music performance students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend OCC.

Read more about Music Performance at Onondaga Community College

#3

Finger Lakes Community College

Canandaigua, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Finger Lakes Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Canandaigua, New York, and it awarded 9 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Finger Lakes Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $8,630 for new york associate degree music performance students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Finger Lakes Community College.

Full Finger Lakes Community College Music Performance Report

#4

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monroe Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

Monroe Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Monroe Community College is $6,492 for New York Associate Degree Music Performance students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Music Performance at Monroe Community College

#5

Adirondack Community College

Queensbury, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adirondack Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. SUNY Adirondack is located in Queensbury, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Adirondack did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $7,565 for new york associate degree music performance students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Adirondack Community College.

Read full report on Music Performance at Adirondack Community College

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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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