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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Connecticut” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,232 people earned their degree in general music, making the major the 73rd most popular in the United States.
Across Connecticut, there were 135 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 108 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,551 and $25,342 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Connecticut” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general music. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general music.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Connecticut”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Connecticut. This medium-sized school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Connecticut State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Eastern Connecticut State University is a small public school situated in Willimantic, Connecticut. It awarded 10 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity College landed the #3 spot on the list. Trinity Bantams is a small school located in Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 5 bachelors’s general music degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Connecticut State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Connecticut. This small school is located in Danbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Music at Western Connecticut State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connecticut College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Connecticut list. This small school is located in New London, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Bridgeport came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Connecticut ranking. Bridgeport, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general music degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
University of Connecticut landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Connecticut ranking. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Southern Connecticut State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Connecticut list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general music degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Connecticut State University General Music Report
Yale University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Connecticut list. Yale is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 8 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 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 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of New Haven landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Connecticut ranking. This medium-sized school is located in West Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s general music degrees 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%.
Read full report on General Music at University of New Haven
With a ranking of #11, Fairfield University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Connecticut list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s general music degrees 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central Connecticut State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Connecticut ranking. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Connecticut State University General Music Report
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