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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Performance Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 7,335 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,607 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 986 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 126 colleges that offered a degree in music performance. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in music performance.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Southeast Region

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The Baptist College of Florida
Graceville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Baptist College of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. BCF is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Graceville, Florida. It awarded 8 bachelors’s music performance 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.

Read more about Music Performance at The Baptist College of Florida

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

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. 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 3.4% 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 more about Music Performance at University of North Carolina School of the Arts

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Visible Music College
Memphis, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Visible Music College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2020-2021.

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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Music Performance at Visible Music College

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Arkansas Baptist College
Little Rock, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Baptist College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas Baptist College is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 1 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Arkansas Baptist College Music Performance Report

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Welch College
Gallatin, Tennessee

Out of the 126 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Welch College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Gallatin, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Music Performance at Welch College

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Mars Hill University
Mars Hill, North Carolina

Mars Hill University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. Mars Hill University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mars Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 5 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Music Performance at Mars Hill

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Glenville State College
Glenville, West Virginia

Glenville State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Glenville State College is a small school located in Glenville, West Virginia that handed out 5 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Music Performance at Glenville State College

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Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, Mississippi

Alcorn State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Music Performance at Alcorn State

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McNeese State University
Lake Charles, Louisiana

McNeese State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Music Performance at McNeese

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Shenandoah University
Winchester, Virginia

Shenandoah University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Shenandoah is a small school located in Winchester, Virginia that handed out 17 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.

Read full report on Music Performance at Shenandoah

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Huntingdon College
Montgomery, Alabama

Huntingdon College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Music Performance at Huntingdon College

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With a ranking of #12, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 30 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Music Performance at UCA

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Catawba College
Salisbury, North Carolina

Catawba College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Catawba is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salisbury, North Carolina. It awarded 3 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Music Performance at Catawba College

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. NSU is a fairly large school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 22 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

Full NSU Music Performance Report

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West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, West Virginia

West Virginia Wesleyan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. West Virginia Wesleyan College is a small school located in Buckhannon, West Virginia that handed out 3 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

Full West Virginia Wesleyan College Music Performance Report

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Lynn University
Boca Raton, Florida

Lynn University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lynn University is a small school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 9 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Lynn University Music Performance Report

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Toccoa Falls College
Toccoa Falls, Georgia

Toccoa Falls College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Music Performance at Toccoa Falls

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Lee University
Cleveland, Tennessee

With a ranking of #18, Lee University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Cleveland, Tennessee, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Music Performance at Lee University

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

With a ranking of #19, James Madison University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. JMU is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 61 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Read full report on Music Performance at JMU

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Stetson University
DeLand, Florida

Stetson University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Stetson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in DeLand, Florida. It awarded 12 bachelors’s music performance 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%.

Read full report on Music Performance at Stetson University

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Furman University
Greenville, South Carolina

Furman University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Music Performance at Furman University

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Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas

With a ranking of #22, Henderson State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 more about Music Performance at Henderson State University

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Methodist University
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Fayetteville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 4 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.

Read full report on Music Performance at Methodist

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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina

Western Carolina University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Music Performance at WCU

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Fisk University
Nashville, Tennessee

Fisk University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Music Performance at Fisk University

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