by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 358 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 40 colleges that offered a degree in general music. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general music program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 30 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Music at University of Southern Mississippi
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #2 spot on the list. UofM is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. UofL is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 25 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Peay State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and it awarded 14 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 28 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville General Music Report
University of Mississippi came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of West Georgia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Carrollton, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
East Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s general music students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Morehead State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
George Mason University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 26 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Radford University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
Middle Tennessee State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Marshall University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s general music students in 2020-2021.
University of South Alabama landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Alabama is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 6 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Music at University of South Alabama
Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Music at Tulane University of Louisiana
Jacksonville State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized school located in Jacksonville, Alabama that handed out 3 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Music at Jacksonville State University
With a ranking of #17, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. GaSou is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 8 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Music at Georgia Southern University
University of Georgia ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s general music students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
West Virginia University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Duke University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Florida ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 10 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #23, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s general music students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Atlantic University is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
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 Florida Atlantic University
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