Bachelor's Music Programs with the Lowest Student Debt

Bachelor's Music Programs with the Lowest Student Debt, ranked by median federal program debt. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Music programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 265 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$10,46068%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 2Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan, Puerto Rico$11,87570%—$10k$31k39%2,6074 mi 3Puerto Rico Conservatory of MusicSan Juan, Puerto Rico$12,25078%—$7k$19k67%307< 1 mi 4California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$12,50091%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 5Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanSan German, Puerto Rico$12,75042%—$9k$25k43%2,5698 mi 6University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$12,80011%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 7Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$13,00011%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 8Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$13,50092%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 9Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho$13,54196%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi 10University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida$13,99819%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 11Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island$14,13392%990$9k$56k48%5,0494 mi 12The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas$14,612100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 13University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona$14,80086%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 14Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida$14,88255%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 15San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$15,00096%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 16San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$15,13136%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 17California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$15,93393%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 18California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$16,50094%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 19University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$16,50086%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 20University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi$17,25097%1184$13k$51k72%21,473266 mi 21University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado$17,28878%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 22University of California-DavisDavis, California$17,50042%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 23Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee$17,50076%1151$14k$49k58%8,698365 mi 24California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$18,00075%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 25University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$18,13117%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 26Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$18,1668%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 27Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$18,41763%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 28California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California$18,92097%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 29University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$18,93827%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 30University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$19,00015%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 31Lawrence UniversityAppleton, Wisconsin$19,00064%1350$23k$56k77%1,39628 mi 32Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland$19,10282%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 33Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon$19,18477%1290$20k$64k70%30,74336 mi 34Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon$19,18463%1255$18k$64k56%1,044135 mi 35University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$19,39716%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 36Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana$19,45573%1285$19k$61k69%30,59447 mi 37University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota$19,50080%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 38University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa$19,50093%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 39Northwest UniversityKirkland, Washington$19,50083%1150$22k$55k71%6458 mi 40CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York$20,00060%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 41Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington$20,05593%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 42University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida$20,18853%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 43Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky$20,37978%1149$11k$46k50%12,318265 mi 44California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$20,46991%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 45Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois$20,50088%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi 46California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$20,55046%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 47University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida$20,56740%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 48University of OregonEugene, Oregon$20,58388%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 49University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky$20,74579%1150$18k$54k61%14,727248 mi 50Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana$20,76978%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 51Furman UniversityGreenville, South Carolina$20,83043%1371$30k$69k79%2,379188 mi 52The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas$20,92094%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 53James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia$20,96872%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 54University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$20,97610%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 55Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$21,5006%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 56University of TulsaTulsa, Oklahoma$21,50062%1389$15k$61k72%2,813443 mi 57Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$21,50490%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 58University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$21,61445%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 59University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma$21,63977%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 60University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri$21,75064%1050$14k$50k54%5,648386 mi 61Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California$22,00088%1195$22k$67k62%2,75930 mi 62University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee$22,06072%1088$12k$48k51%12,701322 mi 63SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, New York$22,17974%1312$19k$45k63%3,1974 mi 64University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia$22,34438%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 65New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey$22,50098%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi 66Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee$22,60869%1121$13k$49k54%16,301364 mi 67University of South AlabamaMobile, Alabama$22,62571%1147$18k$49k53%8,8798 mi 68Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, Louisiana$22,88593%1088$14k$47k43%5,519129 mi 69University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky$23,00093%1215$19k$59k71%24,763249 mi 70East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee$23,00086%1144$16k$45k53%10,004267 mi 71University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri$23,08972%1204$13k$60k55%6,817415 mi 72University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$23,1199%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 73University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island$23,12572%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 74University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma$23,12578%1090$18k$48k37%10,170432 mi 75California Institute of the ArtsValencia, California$23,12532%—$46k$41k67%86024 mi 76University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, North Carolina$23,14330%1260$15k$38k78%945178 mi 77Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$23,2506%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 78McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, Louisiana$23,25078%1087$12k$46k47%5,00528 mi 79DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois$23,33476%1262$31k$69k68%14,0901 mi 80Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia$23,40069%1113$15k$58k52%41,254239 mi 81The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee$23,45342%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 82Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas$23,50044%1298$37k$68k86%11,026246 mi 83Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois$23,50098%1100$15k$56k57%8,750240 mi 84Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey$23,54171%1211$18k$68k70%4,89813 mi 85St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota$23,75048%1380$24k$66k84%3,093165 mi 86University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio$23,94685%1282$26k$55k75%29,882178 mi 87Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida$23,99224%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 88Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$24,00080%—$28k$64k75%20,9702 mi 89The New SchoolNew York, New York$24,00063%—$59k$53k69%6,5631 mi 90University of North AlabamaFlorence, Alabama$24,00087%—$12k$45k55%5,811282 mi 91George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia$24,04887%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 92California State University-ChicoChico, California$24,12593%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 93Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana$24,17085%1274$36k$77k80%4,317135 mi 94University of DenverDenver, Colorado$24,25078%1355$36k$71k76%6,025742 mi 95Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky$24,31794%971$11k$44k56%12,155324 mi 96University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado$24,35486%1082$18k$52k51%5,598766 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.