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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
339 Degrees Awarded
$10,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Music is the 40th most popular major in the country with 27,047 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,639 and had an average of $28,653 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 5,527 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,034 and $26,370 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 339 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree music students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida
#1 in overall quality
$4,870 Average Net Price
$22,094 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 48 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Valencia College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,870 for southeast region associate degree music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Valencia College.

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#2

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida
#4 in overall quality
$4,471 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami Dade College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 25 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MDC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MDC is $4,471 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, Florida
#3 in overall quality
$7,577 Average Net Price
$24,730 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Daytona State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Daytona State College is a fairly large school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 17 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Daytona State College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Daytona State College is $7,577 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality
$15,228 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trevecca Nazarene University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. TNU is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 7 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

TNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,228 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Trevecca Nazarene University.

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#5

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality
$7,139 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nashville State Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Nashville State Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nashville State Community College is $7,139 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality
$5,986 Average Net Price

Chattanooga State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree music students whose families make $0-$30k list, Chattanooga State Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Chattanooga State Community College is $5,986 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#7 in overall quality
$27,998 Average Net Price

With a ranking of #7, Full Sail University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Winter Park, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s music degrees to 65 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree music students whose families make $0-$30k list, Full Sail University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Full Sail University is $27,998 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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