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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
339 Degrees Awarded
$10,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 27,047 people earned their degree in music, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States. 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 $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida

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

Valencia College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,369 for southeast region associate degree music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Valencia College.

Full Valencia College Music Report

#2

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida
#4 in overall quality

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 $30-$48k. Miami Dade College is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 25 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

MDC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,290 for southeast region associate degree music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Miami Dade College.

Read full report on Music at Miami Dade College

#3

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, Florida

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Daytona State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 17 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Daytona State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Daytona State College is $8,549 for southeast region associate degree music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Music at Daytona State College

#4

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nashville State Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. 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 degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nashville State Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,460 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Nashville State Community College.

Full Nashville State Community College Music Report

#5

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trevecca Nazarene University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. TNU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree music students whose families make $30-$48k list, TNU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TNU is $15,172 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Music at TNU

#6

Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Chattanooga State Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Chattanooga State Community College is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chattanooga State Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Chattanooga State Community College is $6,704 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Chattanooga State Community College Music Report

#7

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Full Sail University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Full Sail University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $25,622 for southeast region associate degree music students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Full Sail University.

Read more about Music at Full Sail University

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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