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 in the Great Lakes Region” 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.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,398 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 237 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 25 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region. Eastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Charleston, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region. Illinois State 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%.
Read full report on General Music at Illinois State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 22 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Western Illinois University is a public institution located in Macomb, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 7 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, 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 94%.
Ball State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 19 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 8 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
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Andrews University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Berrien Springs, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Music at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 8 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 10 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 18 masters’s general music 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Chicago landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 6 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, 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 100%.
Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 5 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Michigan University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WMU is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 3 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwestern University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s general music students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
With a ranking of #19, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Music at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Carthage College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kenosha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #21, University of Notre Dame did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Oakland University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 3 masters’s general music 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%.
Concordia University, Chicago came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees 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%.
University of Akron Main Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s general music students in 2020-2021.
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