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2023 Best Value Music Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$9,818 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,049 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music School for You

Music is the #29 most popular major in Indiana with 298 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Music Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Music Schools in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Colleges.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Music

#1

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN
$9,598 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Indiana State University to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Indiana State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,598 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,827 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - South Bend is a great value for music students. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of South Bend.

Indiana University - South Bend undergraduate students pay an average of $7,827 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN
$10,290 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Indiana. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ball State are $10,290 a year.

Ball State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Music Schools in Indiana list.

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$10,044 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Music Schools in Indiana list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

IUPUI undergraduate students pay an average of $10,044 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,333 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in Indiana list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,333 per year.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Music Schools in Indiana list.

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Best Value Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 299
Illinois 423
Ohio 474
Wisconsin 61

Music is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Music

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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