by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,761 people earned their degree in music education, making the major the 151st most popular in the United States.
Across Wisconsin, there were 96 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in music education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in music education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence University landed the #2 spot on the list. Appleton, Wisconsin 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 16 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #4 spot on the list. UWM is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 9 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Music Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 Saint Norbert College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Located in De Pere, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Saint Norbert College
Carthage College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Carroll University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Carroll University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waukesha, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 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%.
Viterbo University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school situated in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Maranatha Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Watertown, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a fairly large school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin that handed out 3 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Ripon College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ripon, Wisconsin 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.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Lakeland University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Plymouth, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Edgewood College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Edgewood is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized school located in Mequon, Wisconsin that handed out 0 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Concordia University, Wisconsin
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