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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music in the New England Region

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9 Degrees Awarded
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Most Well Attended General Music Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended General Music Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” 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 New England region, there were 585 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended General Music Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 5 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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Most Well Attended General Music Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Music Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate”.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended General Music Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended General Music Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #2 spot on the list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general music degrees to 4 students 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 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Music Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. Brown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended General Music Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 doctorate’s general music degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended General Music Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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