2019 Most Affordable Online Colleges for Music Degrees

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The most inexpensive schools for obtaining an online bachelor's degree in music can be found on this list. Students can pursue a Bachelor of Music in General Studies at #1-ranked University of the Cumberlands for only $6,368. Valley City State University, ranked #3, offers both a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Music for $8,070. University of Maine at Augusta ranks #4, offering six different degree options for $8,730.

You can read more about our ranked schools below or see our Overall Most Affordable Colleges. View our methodology or learn more about SR Education Group.

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Rank	College	Annual Tuition
#1	#1 University of the Cumberlands	Annual Tuition $6,368
#2	#2 The Baptist College of Florida	Annual Tuition $6,900
#3	#3 Valley City State University	Annual Tuition $8,070
#4	#4 University of Maine at Augusta	Annual Tuition $8,730
#5	#5 Washington State University	Annual Tuition $11,329
#6	#6 Judson College	Annual Tuition $15,840
#7	#7 Berklee College of Music	Annual Tuition $20,958
#8	#8 University of Michigan-Flint	Annual Tuition $21,786

#1 University of the Cumberlands

Annual Tuition: $6,368
School Type: Non-Profit
School Accreditation: SACS COC
Acceptance Rate: 71%
Example Classes:
Music Appreciation; Music Ensemble or Band; World Music

Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)

Bachelor of Music in General Studies

#2 The Baptist College of Florida

Annual Tuition: $6,900
School Type: Non-Profit
School Accreditation: SACS COC
Acceptance Rate: 59%
Example Classes:
Music History: Antiquity through Baroque; Sight Singing Ear Training I; Technology for Music Ministry; Technology for the Music Classroom

Online Bachelor's Degrees (2)

#3 Valley City State University

Annual Tuition: $8,070
School Type: Non-Profit
School Accreditation: HLC
Acceptance Rate: 98%
Example Classes:
Applied Music; Art and Music; Creative Performance; Ensemble; Music History & Literature; World Music

Online Bachelor's Degrees (2)

#4 University of Maine at Augusta

Annual Tuition: $8,730
School Type: Non-Profit
School Accreditation: NEASC CIHE
Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
Example Classes:
Applied Music Synthesis; Instrumental Conducting and Rehearsal Techniques; Jazz History; Methods of Teaching Music; Modern Concepts in Jazz Improvisation; Music Business

Online Bachelor's Degrees (6)

#5 Washington State University

Annual Tuition: $11,329
School Type: Non-Profit
School Accreditation: NWCCU
Acceptance Rate: 72%
Example Classes:
Materials and Structures of Music; Native Music of North America; Survey of Music Literature; Women in Music

Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)

Bachelor of Arts in Humanities - Music

#6 Judson College

Annual Tuition: $15,840
School Type: Non-Profit
School Accreditation: SACS COC
Acceptance Rate: 58%
Example Classes:
Form and Analysis; Keyboard Literature; Music History; Sight Singing/Ear Training; Vocal Pedagogy

Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)

BA in Music

#7 Berklee College of Music

Annual Tuition: $20,958
School Type: Non-Profit
School Accreditation: NEASC CIHE
Acceptance Rate: 34%
Example Classes:
Advanced Melody, Harmony, Rhythm; Arranging: Advanced Horn Writing; Blues and Rock Keyboard Techniques; Contemporary Vocal Arranging; Ear Training for Live Performance; Reharmonization Techniques

Online Bachelor's Degrees (8)

#8 University of Michigan-Flint

Annual Tuition: $21,786
School Type: Non-Profit
School Accreditation: HLC
Acceptance Rate: 65%
Example Classes:
University Chorale; University Orchestra; Wind Symphony

Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)

Bachelor of Applied Science - Music

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