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2026 Best Value Other Music Schools in Connecticut

[Other Music](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/music/music-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value other music schools.

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• Best Value Other Music Schools in Connecticut

2026 Best Value Other Music Schools in Connecticut

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other music degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Other Music Schools

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

$67,250 In-State Tuition & Fees

$14,357 Avg Student Debt

$100,533 Median Earnings (10yr)

Yale University earned the #1 spot for value among other music schools in Connecticut. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale University is a large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $67,250 in tuition and fees. Other Music graduates carry a median of $14,357 in student loans. Other Music graduates of Yale University earn a median of $21,250 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Yale University admits about 4% of applicants.

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University Of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

$49,075 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$60,823 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Hartford came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value other music schools. University Of Hartford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $49,075. Other Music graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Early-career other music graduates make about $51,123. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 96%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 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.