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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Stringed Instruments (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$32,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic 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 Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Stringed Instruments is the 599th most popular major in the country with 545 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 179 stringed instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 stringed instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in stringed instruments. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent stringed instruments programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the stringed instruments 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 Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree stringed instruments students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Stringed Instruments (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s stringed instruments degrees to qualified students.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $13,782 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Stringed Instruments students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Carnegie Mellon University.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Carnegie Mellon Stringed Instruments Report

#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #2 spot on the list. Syracuse University is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 2 bachelors’s stringed instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree stringed instruments students whose families make $30-$48k list, Syracuse has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Syracuse University is $21,360 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree stringed instruments students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Stringed Instruments at Syracuse

#3

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattan School of Music. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s stringed instruments degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Manhattan School of Music also made our “Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Manhattan School of Music is $59,980 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Stringed Instruments students whose families make $30-$48k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Manhattan School of Music Stringed Instruments Report

#4

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The Juilliard School landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s stringed instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree stringed instruments students whose families make $30-$48k list, Juilliard has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $26,627 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree stringed instruments students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The Juilliard School.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Stringed Instruments at The Juilliard School

#5

The New School

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New School. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. New School University is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 1 bachelors’s stringed instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New School University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The New School is $40,044 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Stringed Instruments students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Stringed Instruments at The New 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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