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2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

18 Ranked Colleges
303 Degrees Awarded
$9,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate 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 Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 303 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music performance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music performance programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree music performance students with aid.

Top 18 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music Performance (With Aid)

#1

Onondaga Community College

Syracuse, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Onondaga Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Onondaga Community College is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for OCC is $7,390 for associate degree music performance students with aid.

Full OCC Music Performance Report

#2

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Rapids Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music performance degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Grand Rapids Community College also made our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $8,684 for associate degree music performance students with aid per year to attend Grand Rapids Community College.

Full Grand Rapids Community College Music Performance Report

#3

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Nassau Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

Nassau Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $4,594 for associate degree music performance students with aid per year to attend Nassau Community College.

Full Nassau Community College Music Performance Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Truckee Meadows Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

Truckee Meadows Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Truckee Meadows Community College is $9,348 for Associate Degree Music Performance students with aid.

Read more about Music Performance at Truckee Meadows Community College

#5

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. MATC is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MATC also made our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College is $9,076 for Associate Degree Music Performance students with aid.

Read more about Music Performance at Milwaukee Area Technical College

#6

Finger Lakes Community College

Canandaigua, New York
#4 in overall quality

Finger Lakes Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid 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 #4 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Finger Lakes Community College is $9,543 for Associate Degree Music Performance students with aid.

Full Finger Lakes Community College Music Performance Report

#7

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#14 in overall quality

South Plains College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

South Plains College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $7,600 for Associate Degree Music Performance students with aid.

Read more about Music Performance at South Plains College

#8

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

TNU also made our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend TNU is $17,499 for associate degree music performance students with aid.

Read more about Music Performance at Trevecca Nazarene University

#9

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee
#15 in overall quality

Nashville State Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Nashville State Community College is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

Nashville State Community College also took the #15 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nashville State Community College is $7,669 for Associate Degree Music Performance students with aid.

Read more about Music Performance at Nashville State Community College

#10

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#13 in overall quality

Monroe Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 4 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Monroe Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Monroe Community College is $6,830 for associate degree music performance students with aid.

Read more about Music Performance at Monroe Community College

#11

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

Scottsdale Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 1 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Scottsdale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Scottsdale Community College is $10,397 for associate degree music performance students with aid.

Read more about Music Performance at Scottsdale Community College

#12

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#10 in overall quality

Phoenix College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. Phoenix College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Phoenix College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Phoenix College is $8,744 for associate degree music performance students with aid.

Read full report on Music Performance at Phoenix College

#13

Cecil College

North East, Maryland
#11 in overall quality

Cecil College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in North East, Maryland, and it awarded 8 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Cecil College also made our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Cecil College is $8,085 for associate degree music performance students with aid.

Read more about Music Performance at Cecil College

#14

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
#12 in overall quality

Northeast Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Northeast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 2 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast is $8,749 for Associate Degree Music Performance students with aid.

Read more about Music Performance at Northeast Community College

#2 in overall quality

University of Central Oklahoma landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for associate degree music performance students with aid.

Read more about Music Performance at University of Central Oklahoma

#16

Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, Tennessee
#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, Chattanooga State Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 2 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree music performance students with aid list, Chattanooga State Community College has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,742 for associate degree music performance students with aid per year to attend Chattanooga State Community College.

Read more about Music Performance at Chattanooga State Community College

#17

Adirondack Community College

Queensbury, New York
#16 in overall quality

Adirondack Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #17. SUNY Adirondack is a small public school situated in Queensbury, New York. It awarded 3 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Adirondack did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Adirondack is $8,558 for Associate Degree Music Performance students with aid.

Full SUNY Adirondack Music Performance Report

#18

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#17 in overall quality

Mesa Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Mesa, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music performance degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mesa Community College, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $9,669 for associate degree music performance students with aid.

Read full report on Music Performance at Mesa Community College

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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