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2026 Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in Virginia

[Keyboard Instruments](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/music/keyboard-instruments/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong keyboard instruments education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for keyboard instruments students.

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• Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in Virginia

2026 Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in Virginia

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in keyboard instruments, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

$16,173 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$44,813 Median Earnings (10yr)

Liberty University tops our 2026 list of the best value keyboard instruments schools in Virginia. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg. Students from in state pay about $16,173 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for keyboard instruments graduates is $27,000. Soon after graduation, keyboard instruments degree recipients from Liberty University generally make around $33,956. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Liberty University admits about 99% of applicants.

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Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA

$36,950 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,500 Avg Student Debt

$58,433 Median Earnings (10yr)

Shenandoah University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value keyboard instruments schools. Shenandoah University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $36,950. Typical student debt for keyboard instruments graduates is $25,500. Keyboard Instruments graduates of Shenandoah University earn a median of $62,948 early in their careers. Set against $25,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 77% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published 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 · 2 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.