by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music History Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Music History is the 840th most popular major in the country with 173 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 27 music history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 music history graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music History Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in music history. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their music history 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music History Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Circleville, Ohio, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s music history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music History Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baldwin Wallace University landed the #2 spot on the list. Baldwin Wallace University is a small school located in Berea, Ohio that handed out 2 bachelors’s music history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Music History at Baldwin Wallace University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheaton College Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wheaton College Illinois is a small school located in Wheaton, Illinois that handed out 1 bachelors’s music history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music History Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 11 bachelors’s music history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Music History Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music History Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music History Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music history degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music History Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music history degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #6, Ashland University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Ashland, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s music history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music History Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s music history degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music History at University of Akron Main Campus
With a ranking of #6, Carthage College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kenosha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music history degrees to 0 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%.
Youngstown State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music History Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s music history degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music History at Youngstown State University
Rockford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music History Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Rockford, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music history students in 2020-2021.
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.
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