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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $48-$75k) in Wisconsin

4 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor's in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k

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 a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 7,957 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 103rd most popular in the United States.

Across Wisconsin, there were 97 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $48-$75k) in Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Madison is $13,227 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #2 spot on the list. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Stevens Point did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Stevens Point is $14,165 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Lawrence University

Appleton, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lawrence University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Appleton, Wisconsin, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Lawrence U also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Lawrence U is $17,791 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $48-$75k.

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. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, 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 87%.

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#4

Viterbo University

La Crosse, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Viterbo University landed the #4 spot on the list. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Viterbo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. The yearly cost to attend Viterbo is $17,563 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

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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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