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2022 Best Value Colleges for Stringed Instruments (Income $75-$110k) in Massachusetts

1 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 545 people earned their degree in stringed instruments, making the major the 599th most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 92 stringed instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great stringed instruments 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 stringed instruments 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts stringed instruments students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Stringed Instruments (Income $75-$110k) in Massachusetts

#1

Longy School of Music of Bard College

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Longy School of Music of Bard College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k list. Longy is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 ’s stringed instruments degrees to qualified students.

Longy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Stringed Instruments Schools in Massachusetts” list.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Read full report on Stringed Instruments at Longy School of Music of Bard College

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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