by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Connecticut” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Music Education is the 151st most popular major in the country with 4,761 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Connecticut, there were 63 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,551 and $25,342 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Connecticut” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their music education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The music teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Connecticut”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. WestConn is a public institution located in Danbury, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #2 spot on the list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Connecticut list. CCSU is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Connecticut State University Music Education Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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