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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Music Performance is the 116th most popular major in the country with 7,335 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,463 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 78 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region music performance students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Curtis Institute of Music. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified ’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bard College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Bard College is located in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
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%. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of the Arts. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. UArts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 23 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Messiah University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 52 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 176 ’s degrees 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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SUNY Fredonia did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. SUNY Fredonia is a small school located in Fredonia, New York that handed out 43 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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With a ranking of #7, SUNY Potsdam did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Potsdam is a small public school situated in Potsdam, New York. It awarded 30 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SUNY Potsdam Music Performance Report
With a ranking of #8, SUNY Schenectady County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Schenectady, New York, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified ’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
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Manhattan School of Music came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Manhattan School of Music is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 5 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Ithaca College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Ithaca College is a medium-sized school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 29 ’s music performance degrees 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. 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%.
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With a ranking of #11, Lebanon Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LVC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Annville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Lebanon Valley College Music Performance Report
The New School did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. The New School is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees 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.
Full New School University Music Performance Report
University of Valley Forge ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
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Catholic University of America came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Catholic University of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Mansfield University of Pennsylvania landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Mansfield University is located in Mansfield, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
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The College of Saint Rose landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. The College of Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s music performance degrees to 144 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Johns Hopkins Music Performance Report
Purchase College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Purchase College is located in Purchase, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
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Onondaga Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. Onondaga Community College is a medium-sized school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 11 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full OCC Music Performance Report
Westminster College Pennsylvania ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
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Cecil College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in North East, Maryland, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
Full Cecil College Music Performance Report
Seton Hill University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Greensburg, Pennsylvania 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.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Seton Hill University Music Performance Report
Duquesne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 36 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Duquesne University Music Performance Report
West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified ’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full West Chester University of Pennsylvania Music Performance Report
Susquehanna University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Susquehanna University is a small school located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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