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2023 Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate

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Conducting is the 878th most popular major in the country with 153 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 conducting graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in conducting. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in conducting.

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Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate”.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate list. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 9 doctorate’s conducting 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s conducting degrees to qualified students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Conducting Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UT Austin Conducting Report

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 3 doctorate’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.

Full Northwestern University Conducting Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 2 doctorate’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Conducting at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 2 doctorate’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read full report on Conducting at University of Miami

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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate list. University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s conducting degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s conducting students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate ranking. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conducting degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Manhattan School of Music
New York, New York

Manhattan School of Music did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #11. Manhattan School of Music is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 2 doctorate’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on Conducting at Manhattan School of Music

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

With a ranking of #11, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate list. Johns Hopkins is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 0 doctorate’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Conducting at Johns Hopkins

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Texas Christian University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate ranking. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Conducting at Texas Christian University

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

Catholic University of America ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate list. Catholic University of America is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s conducting degrees to qualified students.

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 2.4% 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 Conducting at CUA

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate list. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s conducting degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Boston U Conducting Report

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The New England Conservatory of Music landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Conducting Major for a Doctorate ranking. The New England Conservatory of Music is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s conducting degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full The New England Conservatory of Music Conducting Report

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