by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Music is the 73rd most popular major in the country with 11,232 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,343 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,845 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 237 colleges that offered a degree in general music. That schools that top this list have a program in general music in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edward Waters College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brevard College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Brevard, North Carolina 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.
Out of the 237 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Virginia University landed the #3 spot on the list. Buena Vista, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general music degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rollins College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region. Rollins is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 35 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Talladega College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Talladega College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Talladega, Alabama. It awarded 6 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Fisk University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fisk is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 4 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Toccoa Falls College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Toccoa Falls is a private not-for-profit institution located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Dillard University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Brewton - Parker College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Mount Vernon, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2020-2021.
Centenary College of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #11, Lane College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Lane College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Tennessee. It awarded 4 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Allen University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Allen University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 2 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, University of Montevallo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Montevallo is a public institution located in Montevallo, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Wesleyan College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s general music degrees 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. 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%.
Kentucky State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. KY State is a small school located in Frankfort, Kentucky that handed out 5 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Ave Maria University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. AMU is located in Ave Maria, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s general music degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Point University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Point is located in West Point, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s general music degrees to qualified students.
Elizabeth City State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Sewanee, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Claflin University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Greensboro College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Greensboro College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees 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.
Virginia Wesleyan University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2020-2021.
Asbury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Asbury is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilmore, Kentucky. It awarded 8 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Le Moyne - Owen College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Le Moyne - Owen College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Kentucky Wesleyan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Kentucky Wesleyan College is a small school located in Owensboro, Kentucky that handed out 3 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 36 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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