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2023 Best Value Music Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$17,688 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,273 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music School for You

With 126 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #39 most popular major in New Jersey.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Music Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Jersey 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 New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Music

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$13,298 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the best value school in New Jersey for music students. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montclair State are $13,298 per year.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ
$14,376 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Rowan undergraduate students pay an average of $14,376 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great value for music students. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 a year.

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#4

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ
$15,072 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Jersey City University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in New Jersey list. NJCU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

NJCU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,072 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$14,208 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

William Paterson University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$15,208 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Rutgers University - Newark did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a large student population.

Rutgers Newark undergraduate students pay an average of $15,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Rutgers Newark also took the #3 spot in our Best Music Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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#7

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ
$35,850 Average Tuition & Fees

Rider University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for music students. It came in at #7 on the list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

Rider undergraduate students pay an average of $35,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rider is ranked #5 for overall quality for music in New Jersey.

Read full report on Music at Rider University

Best Value Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,070
Pennsylvania 306
Maryland 176
District of Columbia 29
Delaware 26

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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 7 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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