2023 Best Value Music Schools in the Plains States 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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Music Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Colleges.
Top 10 Best Music Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Truman State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for music students. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.
Truman State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,410 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Plains States Region . Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
Lindenwood University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,640 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNK are $15,320 a year.
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The excellent programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $12,942 per year.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri State are $16,498 a year.
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Kansas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at K -State are $26,491 a year.
With a ranking of #8, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.
UNL also claimed a spot on our Best Music Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNOMAHA are $21,718 a year.
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University of Northern Iowa ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNI are $19,753 per year.
UNI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Music Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Best Music Colleges by State
Explore the best music schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 135 |
| Minnesota | 53 |
| Iowa | 48 |
| Kansas | 87 |
| Nebraska | 52 |
| North Dakota | 14 |
| South Dakota | 12 |
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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 21 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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