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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
Music Performance is the 116th most popular major in the country with 7,335 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,607 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 380 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 37 colleges that offer 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 southeast region master’s degree music performance students.
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a small school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 13 masters’s music performance 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. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 full report on Music Performance at University of North Carolina School of the Arts
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Baptist College of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. Graceville, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Music Performance at BCF
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region. Salem College is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Full Salem College Music Performance Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mobile. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 5 masters’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 Lynn University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 11 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Lynn University
With a ranking of #6, Columbus State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. CSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Columbus, Georgia. It awarded 17 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full CSU Music Performance Report
Shenandoah University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Shenandoah University is located in Winchester, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s music performance 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%. 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 Shenandoah University
University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music Performance at UNC Greensboro
University of New Orleans ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. University of New Orleans is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Orleans Music Performance Report
With a ranking of #10, Converse College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. Converse College is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
Full Converse College Music Performance Report
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 35 masters’s music performance 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 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Performance at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Norfolk State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Norfolk State is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
Full Norfolk State University Music Performance Report
University of Central Arkansas landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s music performance students 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%.
Read full report on Music Performance at UCA
Georgia State University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Georgia State Music Performance Report
Southeastern Louisiana University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. Hammond, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music Performance at Southeastern
With a ranking of #16, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 11 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music Performance at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Florida State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Music Performance at Florida State University
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Performance at U Miami
Lee University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s music performance students 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%.
Full Lee University Music Performance Report
Loyola University New Orleans came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 3 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Loyola University New Orleans
Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and it awarded 5 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full NSU Music Performance Report
With a ranking of #22, James Madison University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. JMU is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, 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 89%.
Full JMU Music Performance Report
With a ranking of #23, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 16 students 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%.
Read more about Music Performance at UK
Belmont University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Full Belmont Music Performance Report
University of North Florida ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southeast Region list. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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 Florida
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