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2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$12,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,098 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,733 and $26,798 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 51 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

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 Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Northwest College

Powell, Wyoming
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest College landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwest Community College is a public institution located in Powell, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest Community College also made our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $8,944 for rocky mountains region associate degree music students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northwest College.

Full Northwest Community College Music Report

#2

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salt Lake Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Salt Lake Community College is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 3 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Salt Lake Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Salt Lake Community College is $10,126 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Salt Lake Community College Music Report

#3

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arapahoe Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Littleton, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region associate degree music students whose families make $75-$110k list, Arapahoe Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arapahoe Community College is $14,272 for rocky mountains region associate degree music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Arapahoe Community College Music Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $12,141 for rocky mountains region associate degree music students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Utah Valley University.

Full Utah Valley University Music Report

#5

Community College of Aurora

Aurora, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Aurora landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Aurora, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2019-2020.

CCA also took the #5 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CCA is $14,315 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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