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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 308 people earned their degree in music pedagogy, making the major the 710th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 122 music pedagogy graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major” ranking analyzed 36 colleges that offered a degree in music pedagogy. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their music pedagogy program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree music pedagogy students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Luther College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major. Located in Decorah, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music pedagogy students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wheaton College Illinois. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major. This small school is located in Wheaton, Illinois, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read full report on Music Pedagogy at Wheaton College Illinois
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miles College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major list. Located in Fairfield, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music pedagogy students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walla Walla University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major. Walla Walla University is a small school located in College Place, Washington that handed out 2 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2020-2021.
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 36 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 17 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major list. This small school is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Pedagogy at Oklahoma Baptist University
With a ranking of #7, Catholic University of America did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Pedagogy at Catholic University of America
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking. Ohio University - Athens Campus is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to qualified students.
Cedarville University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major list. Cedarville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Biola University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking, coming in at #10. Biola is located in La Mirada, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Michigan State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music pedagogy students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Bob Jones University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major list. Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Anderson University South Carolina did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking, coming in at #13. Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anderson, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Read full report on Music Pedagogy at Anderson University South Carolina
University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Pedagogy at University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Belhaven University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking, coming in at #15. Belhaven is a small school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 1 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Baylor University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking, coming in at #17. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 13 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Weber State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major list. WSU is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Oakland University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major list. Oakland University is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Ottawa University - Ottawa came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking. Ottawa University - Ottawa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ottawa, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Music Pedagogy at Ottawa University - Ottawa
With a ranking of #20, Ohio University - Zanesville Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major list. OHIO Zanesville is a small public school situated in Zanesville, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music Pedagogy at Ohio University - Zanesville Campus
Ohio University - Eastern Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking. Saint Clairsville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Oakwood University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major list. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Lancaster Bible College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking. Lancaster Bible College is a small school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2020-2021.
DePauw University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major list. Greencastle, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking, coming in at #20. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Music Pedagogy at Mount Saint Mary’s University
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, 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 87%.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking, coming in at #20. UNLV is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 0 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Pedagogy at University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Temple University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music pedagogy students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Maranatha Baptist University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Watertown, Wisconsin. It awarded 0 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major list. Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus is located in Chillicothe, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to qualified students.
Tabor College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking. Tabor is located in Hillsboro, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to qualified students.
Fresno Pacific University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major list. Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Ohio University - Southern Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major list. Located in Ironton, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music pedagogy students in 2020-2021.
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Willamette University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Salem, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music pedagogy students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, 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.
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Pedagogy Major ranking. Lancaster, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music pedagogy degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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