by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Music Therapy is the 519th most popular major in the country with 665 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 159 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 134 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in music therapy. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their music therapy program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Converse College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music therapy degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shenandoah University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region list. Shenandoah University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winchester, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Charleston Southern University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music therapy degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Belmont University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music therapy degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queens University of Charlotte. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region. Queens is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 7 bachelors’s music therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Loyola University New Orleans ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region list. Loyola University New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 9 bachelors’s music therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Georgia College & State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia College & State University is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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William Carey University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music therapy degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s music therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State is a large public school situated in Boone, North Carolina. It awarded 8 bachelors’s music therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Louisville ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Louisville is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Miami landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music therapy degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Florida State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music therapy students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Georgia ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Therapy Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music therapy students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
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