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2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

11 Ranked Colleges
1,326 Degrees Awarded
$11,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Far Western US region, there were 4,534 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,228 and $32,045 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,326 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered 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.

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

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Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. San Antonio College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Mt. San Antonio College is located in Walnut, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree music students whose families make $30-$48k list, Mt. SAC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mt. San Antonio College is $1,599 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Mt. SAC Music Report

#2

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Rosa Junior College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Santa Rosa, California, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2019-2020.

SRJC also made our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Santa Rosa Junior College is $4,975 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Santa Rosa Junior College Music Report

#3

Portland Community College

Portland, Oregon
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Portland Community College also made our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Portland Community College is $8,219 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Portland Community College Music Report

#4

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the #4 spot on the list. College of Southern Nevada is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.

CSN also took the #7 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $5,911 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend CSN.

Read more about Music at College of Southern Nevada

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truckee Meadows Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Truckee Meadows Community College is a fairly large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 4 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Truckee Meadows Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Truckee Meadows Community College is $9,372 for far western us region associate degree music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Music at Truckee Meadows Community College

#6

Mt. Hood Community College

Gresham, Oregon
#10 in overall quality

Mt. Hood Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Gresham, Oregon, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2019-2020.

MHCC also made our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Mt. Hood Community College is $5,855 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full MHCC Music Report

#7

Spokane Falls Community College

Spokane, Washington
#11 in overall quality

Spokane Falls Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Spokane Falls Community College is a public institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Spokane Falls Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $5,589 for far western us region associate degree music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Spokane Falls Community College.

Read more about Music at Spokane Falls Community College

#8

Bellevue College

Bellevue, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Bellevue College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Bellevue, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2019-2020.

BC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BC is $7,478 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Bellevue College Music Report

#9

Pacific Union College

Angwin, California
#6 in overall quality

Pacific Union College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. PUC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Angwin, California. It awarded 1 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

PUC also made our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $16,984 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend PUC.

Read more about Music at PUC

#10

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

Academy of Art University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s music degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Academy of Art University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $34,125 for far western us region associate degree music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Academy of Art University.

Full Academy of Art University Music Report

#11

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, California

With a ranking of #11, Los Angeles Film School did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Hollywood, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 575 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2019-2020.

LA Film School did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for LA Film School is $31,259 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Music at Los Angeles Film School

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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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