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 “Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,010 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 151 colleges that offered a degree in general music. To top this list, a school must have a successful general music program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 151 schools in the Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school situated in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It awarded 46 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s general music degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 151 schools in the Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general music degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Music at Cleveland State University
Indiana State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Indiana State University is a public institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 25 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee General Music Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large school located in Whitewater, Wisconsin that handed out 23 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 22 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 21 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%.
University of Notre Dame landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Notre Dame is a fairly large school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 21 bachelors’s general music 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%. 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 96%.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s general music degrees to qualified students.
Eastern Illinois University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Eastern Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Charleston, Illinois that handed out 20 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Music at Eastern Illinois University
Illinois State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general music students in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #16, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 19 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, 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 97%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Kent State University at Kent came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kent State University at Kent is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 17 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Music at Kent State University at Kent
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general music students 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%.
Butler University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Butler University is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s general music degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Case Western Reserve University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Case Western is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school situated in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It awarded 15 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
North Central College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. North Central College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Naperville, Illinois. It awarded 14 bachelors’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%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 14 bachelors’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Music at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
With a ranking of #24, Northeastern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general music degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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Wittenberg University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Music Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Wittenberg University is located in Springfield, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s general music degrees to qualified students.
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