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2026 Best Value Music Management Schools in Ohio

[Music Management](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/arts-media-management/music-management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools to find the best return on investment for music management students.

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• Best Value Music Management Schools in Ohio

2026 Best Value Music Management Schools in Ohio

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in music management, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Music Management Schools

1

Ohio University Main Campus
Athens, OH

$14,158 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,546 Avg Student Debt

$52,581 Median Earnings (10yr)

Ohio University Main Campus earned the #1 spot for value among music management schools in Ohio. Located in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $14,158, compared with $24,838 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for music management graduates is $24,546. Early-career music management graduates make about $49,736. That is a strong return on a $24,546 median debt. The acceptance rate is 85%.

2

Baldwin Wallace College
Berea, OH

$39,832 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$54,122 Median Earnings (10yr)

Baldwin Wallace College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value music management schools. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $39,832. Typical student debt for music management graduates is $27,000. Soon after graduation, music management degree recipients from Baldwin Wallace College generally make around $29,088. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 76%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 9 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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.