by our College Data Analytics Team
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In 2020-2021, 11,232 people earned their degree in general music, making the major the 73rd most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 441 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,136 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 6 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 Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Pennsylvania”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 15 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus General Music Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. West Chester University of Pennsylvania is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, 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 85%.
Read full report on General Music at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s general music students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in Pennsylvania list. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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