by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 11,232 people earned their degree in general music, making the major the 73rd most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,777 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major” ranking analyzed 195 colleges that offered a degree in general music. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general music.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree general music students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethesda University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major list. This small school is located in Anaheim, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Five Towns College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major. Five Towns College is a small private for-profit school situated in Dix Hills, New York. It awarded 3 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purchase College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major list. Purchase College is a small school located in Purchase, New York that handed out 14 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 33 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Music at University of Northern Colorado
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major list. Located in Charleston, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s general music students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Music at Eastern Illinois University
Azusa Pacific University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. Azusa, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
University of Southern Mississippi came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. Southern Miss is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 30 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Southern Mississippi General Music Report
University of Denver did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 38 degrees to qualified masters’s general music students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Houghton College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. This small school is located in Houghton, New York, and it awarded 2 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 ranking of #10, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 General Music at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Emporia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking, coming in at #11. Emporia State University is located in Emporia, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major list. IUP is a public institution located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of South Dakota came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s general music students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Music at University of South Dakota
Illinois State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking, coming in at #14. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 16 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
California Baptist University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major list. California Baptist University is a fairly large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 18 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Truman State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking, coming in at #17. Truman State is a public institution located in Kirksville, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #18, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major list. The Graduate Center is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Nazareth College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. Nazareth is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
West Texas A&M University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 13 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Illinois University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major list. NIU is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 22 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Memphis landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s general music students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, University of Wyoming did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major list. UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Oregon University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school situated in Ashland, Oregon. It awarded 6 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 more about General Music at Missouri State University - Springfield
Not only did these schools make the top 30 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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