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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Minnesota

12 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Minnesota

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

Across Minnesota, there were 41 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,071 and $28,140 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in music performance. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their music performance program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota bachelor’s degree music performance students.

Top 12 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in Minnesota

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St Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, St Olaf College landed the #1 spot on the list. St. Olaf is located in Northfield, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Music Performance at St. Olaf

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Concordia College at Moorhead
Moorhead, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia College at Moorhead. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Minnesota list. Concordia College at Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 7 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 Concordia College Moorhead

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North Central University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students 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%.

Full North Central University Music Performance Report

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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern - St Paul landed the #4 spot on the list. Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Music Performance at Northwestern

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Bethel University Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #5 spot on the list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

Full Bethel University Minnesota Music Performance Report

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The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Minnesota list. The College of Saint Scholastica is a small school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees 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%.

Full The College of Saint Scholastica Music Performance Report

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Winona State University
Winona, Minnesota

With a ranking of #7, Winona State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Minnesota list. This medium-sized school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Read full report on Music Performance at Winona State

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Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Saint Cloud State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Minnesota list. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees 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%.

Full Saint Cloud State University Music Performance Report

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University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

With a ranking of #9, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Minnesota list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Music Performance at University of St Thomas Minnesota

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Augsburg University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Augsburg University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Minnesota list. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Augsburg Music Performance Report

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With a ranking of #10, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Minnesota list. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a small school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 0 bachelors’s music performance 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%.

Read full report on Music Performance at SMU MN

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University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Music Performance at UMN Duluth

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