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Featured Music History Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
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2026 Best Value Music History Schools in New Jersey
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in music history, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Music History Schools
For return on investment in music history, no school beat Rider University this year. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $41,120. Music History graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, music history degree recipients from Rider University generally make around $26,943. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 79%.
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 · 1 school 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.
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[Music History](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/music/music-history/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
