You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Voice Schools in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s voice degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Voice Performance Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Carnegie Mellon University is $36,775 for Pennsylvania Voice students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.