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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Music Performance is the 116th most popular major in the country with 7,335 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 244 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major” ranking looked at 58 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music performance. That schools that top this list have a program in music performance in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree music performance students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Jazz Conservatory. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major. California Jazz Conservatory is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 4 associates’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Musicians Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Hollywood, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s music performance degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Musicians Institute Music Performance Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Schenectady County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. SUNY Schenectady County Community College is a small school located in Schenectady, New York that handed out 10 associates’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SUNY Schenectady County Community College Music Performance Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Calvary University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Onondaga Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. OCC is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
Full Onondaga Community College Music Performance Report
Volunteer State Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Gallatin, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music performance degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Full Volunteer State Community College Music Performance Report
With a ranking of #7, Cecil College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Cecil College is a small public school situated in North East, Maryland. It awarded 3 associates’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cecil College Music Performance Report
Pellissippi State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Nashville State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 associates’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music Performance at Nashville State Community College
Adirondack Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. This small school is located in Queensbury, New York, and it awarded 4 associates’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SUNY Adirondack Music Performance Report
Finger Lakes Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized school located in Canandaigua, New York that handed out 4 associates’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Lamar State College - Port Arthur did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a small public school situated in Port Arthur, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
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Nassau Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Nassau Community College is a fairly large school located in Garden City, New York that handed out 14 associates’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
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Trevecca Nazarene University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s music performance degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music Performance at TNU
South Plains College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking, coming in at #15. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school situated in Levelland, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Plains College Music Performance Report
With a ranking of #16, Walters State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Located in Morristown, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
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%.
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Orange County Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. SUNY Orange is located in Middletown, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
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Roane State Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. Roane State Community College is a small school located in Harriman, Tennessee that handed out 4 associates’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
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Glendale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking, coming in at #19. Glendale, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music performance degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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Chattanooga State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking, coming in at #20. Chattanooga State Community College is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking, coming in at #21. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 10 associates’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
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Monroe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking, coming in at #22. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 5 associates’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Monroe Community College Music Performance Report
Community College of Philadelphia ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
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Casper College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. Casper College is located in Casper, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
Full Casper College Music Performance Report
Scottsdale Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 3 associates’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Scottsdale Community College Music Performance Report
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