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2023 Best Value Music Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$10,165 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,371 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music School for You

With 61 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #47 most popular major in Wisconsin.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Music Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Wisconsin 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Music Schools in Wisconsin

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

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality in Music

$10,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $10,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison also made our Best Music Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #3.

Full Music at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

$9,610 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great value for music students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM are $9,610 per year.

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#3

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI
$33,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Carthage College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Carthage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carthage are $33,000 per year.

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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
Indiana 298

More Music Rankings in Wisconsin

One of 9 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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