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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Music Performance is the 116th most popular major in the country with 7,335 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Michigan, there were 307 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree 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 michigan music performance students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan list. Rochester University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 4 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 132 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, 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 96%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 98 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Andrews University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan list. Berrien Springs, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s music performance degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan. Western Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 29 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Adrian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan list. Adrian, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s music performance degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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Cornerstone University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan ranking. Cornerstone is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, 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 86%.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Michigan - Flint did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan list. Located in Flint, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified ’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
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Alma College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan ranking. Alma is located in Alma, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Albion College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan ranking. Albion is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Albion, Michigan. It awarded 1 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Michigan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan ranking. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 11 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Central Michigan University Music Performance Report
Eastern Michigan University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan ranking. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
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Grand Rapids Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan ranking. This fairly large school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 2 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oakland University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 5 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Lansing Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan list. Located in Lansing, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
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Aquinas College Michigan landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan ranking. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s music performance students 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%.
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Hope College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #16. Hope College is located in Holland, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
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Madonna University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
Full Madonna University Music Performance Report
With a ranking of #16, Muskegon Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in Michigan list. Muskegon Community College is located in Muskegon, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.