by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Music Education is the 151st most popular major in the country with 4,761 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 944 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 547 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 60 colleges that offer a degree in music education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in music education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Potsdam landed the #1 spot on the list. SUNY Potsdam is a small school located in Potsdam, New York that handed out 72 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Fredonia. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Fredonia is a public institution located in Fredonia, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. Westminster New Wilmington is a small school located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Education at Westminster College Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hartwick College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hartwick College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oneonta, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Five Towns College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Dix Hills, New York, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #6, Houghton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Houghton, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Ithaca College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Ithaca, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Nazareth College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Nazareth College is a small school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 19 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #9, Susquehanna University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Rider University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Lebanon Valley College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LVC is a small school located in Annville, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Messiah University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Grove City College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Grove City College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grove City, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Seton Hill University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Seton Hill University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Roberts Wesleyan College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Roberts Wesleyan is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, University of Valley Forge did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UVF is a small school located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The College of Saint Rose landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Albany, New York, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Duquesne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. Duquesne is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 18 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Towson University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Towson University is a large school located in Towson, Maryland that handed out 38 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Immaculata University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Immaculata is located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Nyack College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Nyack, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Clarks Summit University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. South Abington Township, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Gettysburg College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Gettysburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #24, Hofstra University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hofstra University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hempstead, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Washington Adventist University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Takoma Park, Maryland, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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