2023 Best Value Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Music School for You
Music is the #37 most popular major in the country with 7,675 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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.
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2023 Best Value Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Colleges.
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Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.
BYU also took the #3 spot in our Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
Out of the 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for music students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State are $31,470 a year.
Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The excellent programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UM are $28,476 a year.
Out of the 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Northern Colorado are $23,785 a year.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for music students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU Anschutz are $26,376 a year.
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University of Idaho landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value music programs. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.
U of I undergraduate students pay an average of $27,576 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Colorado Boulder landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value music programs. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU - Boulder are $38,358 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, CU - Boulder is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
University of Utah came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of U are $28,345 per year.
Southern Utah University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value music programs. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Utah University are $20,542 per year.
Best Music Colleges by State
Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 223 |
| Utah | 90 |
| Idaho | 18 |
| Montana | 3 |
| Wyoming | 15 |
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Majors Related to Music
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 13 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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